York Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Athens County

Athens County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 7,740 people in the township, 1,947 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Ward Township, Hocking County
  Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio
  Ward Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,937 people in the township, 1,474 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Trimble Township
  Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Trimble Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,710 people in the township, 1,728 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Dover Township
  Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Dover Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,797 people in the township, 2,730 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Athens Township
  Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 27,714 people in the township, 6,680 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Waterloo Township
  Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Waterloo Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,605 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
  
   - south
• Brown Township, Vinton County
  Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 281 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Starr Township, Hocking County
  Starr Township, Hocking County, Ohio
  Starr Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,477 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Green Township - north...
  
   - west
• Green Township, Hocking County
  Green Township, Hocking County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,585 people in the township, 2,280 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The city of Nelsonville

Nelsonville, Ohio

Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...

 is located in northern York Township, and the village of Buchtel

Buchtel, Ohio

Buchtel is a village in Athens and Hocking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, just northeast of Nelsonville. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer...

 is located in the northeast corner of the township.

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.

Public services

The residents of York Township are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School

Nelsonville-York High School

Nelsonville-York High School is a public high school in Nelsonville, Ohio, a southeastern Ohio city in northern Athens County. It is the only high school in the Nelsonville-York City School District. Nelsonville-York City Schools serve York Township, Athens County in northern Athens County,...

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