Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio
Township
Houses in Tawawa
Location of Green Township in Shelby County
Coordinates: 40°13′45″N 84°3′57″W / 40.22917°N 84.06583°W / 40.22917; -84.06583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Shelby
Area
• Total	25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
• Land	25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,083 ft (330 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	903
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-31850[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086962[1]

Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 903 people in the township.

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

• Perry Township – north
• Adams Township, Champaign County – northeast
• Johnson Township, Champaign County – southeast
• Brown Township, Miami County – south
• Orange Township – west

No municipalities are located in Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Tawawa lies in the township's northeast.

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

• County website