Lee Township, Athens County, Ohio

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Lee Township, Athens County, Ohio
Township
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Along the concurrent U.S. Route 50 and State Route 32 in southern Lee Township
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Location of Lee Township in Athens County
Coordinates: 39°14′23″N82°13′12″W / 39.23972°N 82.22000°W / 39.23972; -82.22000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Athens
Area
 • Total25.3 sq mi (65.5 km2)
 • Land24.9 sq mi (64.5 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,837
 • Density110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-42420 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085755 [1]

Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,837 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the village of Albany is located in southeastern Lee Township.

Name and history

Lee Township was organized in 1819. [4]

Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in Carroll and Monroe counties.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Lee township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Walker, Charles Manning (1869). History of Athens County, Ohio, And, Incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta. Robert Clarke & Company. pp.  472.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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