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Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Gtp sports cars.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
image_map	Troy Morrow.PNG
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Troy Township in Morrow County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Morrow
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	38.1
area_land_km2	37.1
area_water_km2	1.0
area_total_sq_mi	14.7
area_land_sq_mi	14.3
area_water_sq_mi	0.4
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1156
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	426
elevation_ft	1398
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-77602
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086710

Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,156 people in the township.

Geography

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

Troy Township, Richland County - northeast
Perry Township - south
Congress Township - southwest corner
North Bloomfield Township - west
Sandusky Township, Richland County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Troy Township, although the unincorporated community of Steam Corners lies in the central western part of the township.

The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is located in the township on Steam Corners Road at the location of the old Jugs Corners community, just west of the Richland County line.

Name and history

It is one of seven Troy Townships 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, 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.

References

"Troy township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[https://www.topozone.com/ohio/morrow-oh/city/steam-corners/ Topozone: Steam Corners.] Accessed 29 Jul 2021.
[https://www.morrowcountysentinel.com/news/23567/surprise-one-of-many-ghost-towns Morrow County Sentinel: Surprise one of Many Ghost Towns.] By Anthony Conchel. 22 December 2018. Accessed 29 Jul 2021.
[https://www.topozone.com/ohio/morrow-oh/city/jugs-corners/ Topozone: Jugs Corners.] Accessed 29 Jul 2021.
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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