Ross Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 818.
Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Madison Township, Clark County - north Stokes Township, Madison County - northeast Jefferson Township, Fayette County - southeast Silvercreek Township - south New Jasper Township - southwest Cedarville Township - west
It is the only township in the county with a border on Madison County.
An uninhabited portion of the village of Jamestown is located in southern Ross Township.
The highest point in Greene County, , is located west of the northeastern corner of the county,Greene County, Ohio Statistics. Greene County. Accessed 2007-06-01. in northern Ross Township.DeLorme. (2004). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 66. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
Name and history Ross Township was established in 1811. Ross was the name of a pioneer settler.
Statewide, other Ross Townships are located in Butler and Jefferson 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,§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.
References
External links County website