Athens Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
Bucket and cab of The Silver Spade at Harrison Coal and Reclamation Park on Stumptown Road
Location of Athens Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°10′49″N 81°1′57″W / 40.18028°N 81.03250°W / 40.18028; -81.03250
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	25.4 sq mi (65.9 km2)
• Land	25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,125 ft (343 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	390
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-02764[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086272[1]

Athens Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 390.

Geography

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

• Cadiz Township - north
• Short Creek Township - east
• Wheeling Township, Belmont County - southeast
• Flushing Township, Belmont County - southwest
• Moorefield Township - west

The village of New Athens is located in southeastern Athens Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Athens Township is located in Athens County.^[4]

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,^[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.