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Troy Township, Wood County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°28′11″N 83°28′13″W / 41.46972°N 83.47028°W / 41.46972; -83.47028CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyWoodArea

• Total29.7 sq mi (77.0 km²) • Land29.7 sq mi (76.9 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,097 • Density137.9/sq mi (53.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-77630^[3]GNIS feature ID1087198^[1]

Troy Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,097 people in the township.

Geography

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

Lake Township - north
Clay Township, Ottawa County - northeast
Woodville Township, Sandusky County - east
Freedom Township - south
Webster Township - southwest
Perrysburg Township - northwest

The village of Luckey is located in southwestern Troy Township, and the unincorporated communities of Lemoyne and Stony Ridge lie in the township's north and northwest respectively.

Name and history

Troy Township was established in 1834.^[4] It is one of seven Troy 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.
^ "Troy township, Wood County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Cities, Townships, & Villages". Wood County Government. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "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.