Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Geauga County

Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,389. It is named for a Native American word meaning "raccoon". The county seat is Chardon...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,567 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Burton Township
  Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Burton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,358 people in the township, 2,908 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Middlefield Township
  Middlefield Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Middlefield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,418 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Parkman Township
  Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Parkman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,546 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Nelson Township, Portage County
  Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Nelson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,985 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Hiram Township, Portage County
  Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Hiram Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,296 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following other townships:...
  
   - south
• Mantua Township, Portage County
  Mantua Township, Portage County, Ohio
  The village of Mantua, which became independent of the township in 1993, is located in southern Mantua Township.Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Mantua Township covers an area of .-Notable people:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Auburn Township
  Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,158 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - west
• Newbury Township
  Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Newbury Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 5,537 people in the township.As of the 2000 census, the center of population in Geauga County was located in northeastern Newbury Township, near Oak Tree Trail.-Geography:Located in the...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Troy Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Welshfield

Welshfield, Ohio

Welshfield is an unincorporated community in central Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and State Route 700, 1 mi east of the Cuyahoga River and 3 mi east of the LaDue Reservoir...

is located in the township's center.

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.