- Source: Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio
Troy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,490 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Decatur Township, Washington County - north
Belpre Township, Washington County - northeast
Olive Township, Meigs County - south
Orange Township, Meigs County - southwest corner
Carthage Township - west
Rome Township - northwest
Wood County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.
The village of Coolville is located in central Troy Township, and the unincorporated community of Hockingport lies along the Ohio River shoreline.
Name and history
It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide.
In 1833, Troy Township contained several stores and mills.
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.
References
External links
County website
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- Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio
- Coolville, Ohio
- Troy Township
- Athens County, Ohio
- Troy Township, Ohio
- Hockingport, Ohio
- Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio
- Carthage Township, Ohio
- Athens-Belpre Rail-Trail
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