Aid Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Aid Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Lawrence County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lawrence

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area_total_km2 = 106.0
area_land_km2 = 105.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 40.9
area_land_sq_mi = 40.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 907
population_density_km2 = 8.6
population_density_sq_mi = 22.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 211
elevation_ft = 692
latd = 38 |latm = 39 |lats = 7 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 32 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

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Aid Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The township had a population of 907 at the 2000 census. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39087 Lawrence County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Symmes Township - north
*Walnut Township, Gallia County - northeast corner
*Mason Township - east
*Windsor Township - southeast corner
*Lawrence Township - south
*Elizabeth Township - west
*Decatur Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Aid Township.

Name and history

It is the only Aid 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Education

The majority of Aid Township's educational services are provided by the Symmes Valley Local School District (K-12), although portions of the township are educationally served by the Rock Hill Local School District (Pre-K-12).

References

External links

* [http://www.lawrencecountyohio.org County website]