Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.0 sq mi (101.0 km2) |
| • Land | 38.9 sq mi (100.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,425 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-44590[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085756[1] |
| Website | www |
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]
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Canaan Township - north
- Rome Township - northeast corner
- Carthage Township - east
- Orange Township, Meigs County - southeast corner
- Bedford Township, Meigs County - south
- Scipio Township, Meigs County - southwest corner
- Alexander Township - west
- Athens Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Lodi Township, although the unincorporated community of Shade, lies in the southern part of the township. However, a defunct village, Pratt's Fork, which also had a cemetery, was formerly located in what is now Lodi Township, just east of old Route 33.
per Google Maps, and Find-A-Grave on-line databases
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.
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Municipalities and communities of Athens County, Ohio, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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