• Source: Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
    • Decatur Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The population was 625 at the 2020 census.


      Geography


      Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

      Washington Township - north
      Symmes Township - east
      Aid Township - southeast
      Elizabeth Township - south
      Vernon Township, Scioto County - west
      Bloom Township, Scioto County - northwest
      No municipalities are located in Decatur Township.


      Name and history


      Statewide, the only other Decatur Township is located in Washington County.


      Government


      The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.


      Education


      All of Decatur Township's educational services are provided by the Rock Hill Local School District, which provides Pre-K through 12th grades.


      References




      External links


      County website
      Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-114, "Buckhorn Iron Furnace, Buckhorn Hollow Road, Pedro, Lawrence County, OH", 7 photos, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

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