Upper Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Upper 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 = 64.5
area_land_km2 = 63.4
area_water_km2 = 1.1
area_total_sq_mi = 24.9
area_land_sq_mi = 24.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.4

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 15648
population_density_km2 = 246.8
population_density_sq_mi = 639.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 180
elevation_ft = 591
latd = 38 |latm = 31 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 40 |longs = 9 |longEW = W

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Upper Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,648 people in the township, 3,170 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [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 southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
*Elizabeth Township - north
*Lawrence Township - east
*Perry Township - southeast
*Hamilton Township - west

Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest: Boyd County to the south, and Greenup County otherwise.

It is located downstream of most of the rest of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.

Most of Upper Township's shoreline is occupied by the city of Ironton, the county seat of Lawrence County and by far the largest municipality in the county. The village of Coal Grove, the third-largest municipality in the county, is located upstream of Ironton.

Name and history

It is the only Upper 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

Upper Township's Pre-K through 12th grade educational services are provided mostly by the Rock Hill Local School District. Portions of the township are also served by the Dawson-Bryant Local School District. The Ironton city area, which lies within Upper Township, is served by Ironton City Schools.

References

External links

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