Ames Township, Ohio

Ames Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,237 people in the township.[3]

Ames Township, Athens County, Ohio
Township
Along State Route 550 west of Amesville
Along State Route 550 west of Amesville
Location of Ames Township in Athens County
Location of Ames Township in Athens County
Coordinates: 39°24′25″N 81°58′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAthens
Area
 • Total37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2)
 • Land37.7 sq mi (97.7 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,237
 • Density31/sq mi (12.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-01770[2]
GNIS feature ID1085749[1]

Geography

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

The village of Amesville is located in eastern Ames Township.

Name and history

Ames Township was organized in 1802.[4]

It is the only Ames Township statewide.

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,[5] 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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Ames township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 494.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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