Green Township, Hocking County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°30′42″N 82°21′9″W / 39.51167°N 82.35250°W / 39.51167; -82.35250CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHockingArea

• Total37.2 sq mi (96.3 km²) • Land36.9 sq mi (95.5 km²) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

922 ft (281 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,224 • Density87/sq mi (33/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-31780^[3]GNIS feature ID1086319^[1]Websitehttps://greentownship.wixsite.com/hocking

Green Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,224.

Geography

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

Falls Township (northeastern portion) - north
Ward Township - east
York Township, Athens County - southeast corner
Starr Township - south
Washington Township - southwest
Falls Township (southwestern portion) - west
Marion Township - northwest

Parts of the city of Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, are located in western Green Township. Southeast of Logan lies the unincorporated community of Haydenville.

Name and history

Green Township was organized in 1825.^[4]

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Green township, Hocking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1021.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.