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.
Aid Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Aid Township in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′7″N 82°32′13″W / 38.65194°N 82.53694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.9 sq mi (106.0 km2) |
| • Land | 40.7 sq mi (105.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 819 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (7.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-087-00562[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086438[2] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Symmes Township - north
- Walnut Township, Gallia County - northeast corner
- Mason Township - east
- Windsor Township - southeast corner
- Lawrence Township - south
- Elizabeth Township - west
- Decatur Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Aid Township.
Name and history
editIt is the only Aid Township statewide.
Government
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- Simeon Slavens Willis, 46th Governor of Kentucky
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Aid township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.