Addison Township, Ohio

Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,160.

Addison Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Township
The Point Pleasant Rail Bridge crossing the Ohio River in the township's southeastern corner
Location of Addison Township in Gallia County
Coordinates: 38°53′37″N 82°10′14″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Gallia
Area
• Total	27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2)
• Land	26.8 sq mi (69.5 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation [1]	728 ft (222 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,160
• Density	78/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45631
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-00422[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086132[1]

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it is bordered by the following townships:

• Cheshire Township - north
• Gallipolis Township - south
• Green Township - southwest corner
• Springfield Township - west
• Morgan Township - northwest corner

Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east.

It is located upstream of four of Gallia County's five other Ohio River townships.

No municipalities are located in Addison Township, although the census-designated place of Kanauga is located the township's southeast corner.

Name and history

It is the only Addison Township 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,^[4] 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.