Athens Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 390.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Cadiz Township - north Short Creek Township - east Wheeling Township, Belmont County - southeast Flushing Township, Belmont County - southwest Moorefield Township - west
The village of New Athens is located in southeastern Athens Township.
Name and history Statewide, the only other Athens Township is located in Athens County.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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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External links County website