Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio

Lodi Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,425 people in the township.[3]

Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio
Township
Location of Lodi Township in Athens County
Coordinates: 39°13′52″N 82°1′7″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAthens
Area
 • Total39.0 sq mi (101.0 km2)
 • Land38.9 sq mi (100.7 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,425
 • Density37/sq mi (14.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-44590[2]
GNIS feature ID1085756[1]
Websitewww.loditownship.org

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Lodi Township.

Name and history

Lodi Township was organized in 1826.[4]

It is the only Lodi Township statewide.[5]

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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lodi township, Athens County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  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. p. 481.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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