Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio

Ross Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 818.

Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio
Township
Former township school near Grape Grove
Location of Ross Township in Greene County
Coordinates: 39°43′20″N 83°43′23″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Greene
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land	36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,073 ft (327 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	818
• Density	23/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-68630[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086171[1]

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, 1,135 feet (346 m), is located 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of the northeastern corner of the county,^[4] in northern Ross Township.^[5]

Name and history

Ross Township was established in 1811.^[6] Ross was the name of a pioneer settler.^[7]

Statewide, other Ross Townships are located in Butler and Jefferson Counties.

Government

Township hall

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,^[8] 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.