Green Camp Township, Marion County, Ohio
Township
Fields north of the village of Green Camp
Location of Green Camp Township in Marion County
Coordinates: 40°31′40″N 83°13′58″W / 40.52778°N 83.23278°W / 40.52778; -83.23278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
• Total	24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
• Land	24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	915 ft (279 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,080
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43322
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-31962[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086579[1]

Green Camp Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,080 people in the township, 310 of whom lived in the village of Green Camp.

Geography

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

• Big Island Township - north
• Marion Township - northeast
• Pleasant Township - east
• Prospect Township - southeast
• Jackson Township, Union County - southwest
• Bowling Green Township - west

The village of Green Camp is located in eastern Green Camp Township.

Name and history

It is the only Green Camp Township statewide.^[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.