Troy Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

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 of Ashland County

Ashland County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,051 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Rochester Township, Lorain County
  Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Rochester Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township, 562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Huntington Township, Lorain County
  Huntington Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Huntington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,282 people in the township.-Geography:Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Wellington Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Sullivan Township
  Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Sullivan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,076 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Orange Township
  Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Orange Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,276 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Troy Township - north...
  
   - south
• Ruggles Township
  Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Ruggles Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• New London Township, Huron County
  New London Township, Huron County, Ohio
  New London Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,440 people in the township, 744 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Troy Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Nova

Nova, Ohio

Nova is an unincorporated community in central Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44859. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 with State Route 511....

 is located in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide

Troy Township, Ohio

Troy Township, Ohio may refer to:*Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio*Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio*Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio*Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio*Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio*Troy Township, Richland County, Ohio...

.

The township was first surveyed in 1806, at which time the territory was composed of thick woods, but not officially organized or named until 1835. It was named for the dog of an early settler.

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.

External links

• Township website
• County website