Aid Township, Ohio

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Aid Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township
Symmes Valley HS from west.jpg
Symmes Valley High School
Map of Lawrence County Ohio Highlighting Aid Township.png
Location of Aid Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°39′7″N82°32′13″W / 38.65194°N 82.53694°W / 38.65194; -82.53694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total
40.9 sq mi (106.0 km2)
 • Land40.7 sq mi (105.5 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[2]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
819
 • Density20.1/sq mi (7.76/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-087-00562 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086438 [2]

Aid Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The township had a population of 819 at the 2020 census.

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Geography

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

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 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.

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).

Notable Person

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Aid township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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