Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Geauga County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 66.7
area_land_km2 = 65.5
area_water_km2 = 1.1
area_total_sq_mi = 25.7
area_land_sq_mi = 25.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.4

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2567
population_density_km2 = 39.2
population_density_sq_mi = 101.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 372
elevation_ft = 1220
latd = 41 |latm = 23 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 9 |longs = 2 |longEW = W

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Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,567 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39055 Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Burton Township - north
*Middlefield Township - northeast corner
*Parkman Township - east
*Nelson Township, Portage County - southeast corner
*Hiram Township, Portage County - south
*Mantua Township, Portage County - southwest corner
*Auburn Township - west
*Newbury Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Troy Township, although the unincorporated community of Welshfield is located in the township's center.

Name and history

It is one of seven Troy Townships 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.geauga.oh.us County website]