Upper Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Upper Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,451.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:- [Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio|Lawrence County, Ohio|Elizabeth Township] - north
- Lawrence Township - east
- Perry Township - southeast
- Hamilton Township - west
It is located downstream of most of the rest of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.
Most of Upper Township's shoreline is occupied by the city of Ironton, the county seat of Lawrence County and by far the largest municipality in the county. The village of Coal Grove, the third-largest municipality in the county, is located upstream of Ironton.
Name and history
It is the only Upper Township statewide.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.The current trustees are:
Craig Thomas,
Tony Sites,
and Randy Wise
The current fiscal officer is:
Tyler Walters