Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio | |
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 Snowy scene onState Route 691 | |
 Location of Waterloo Township in Athens County | |
| Coordinates:39°20′22″N82°13′56″W / 39.33944°N 82.23222°W /39.33944; -82.23222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2) |
| • Land | 37.7 sq mi (97.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,352 |
| • Density | 62.4/sq mi (24.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-81777[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085760[1] |
Waterloo Township is one of the fourteentownships ofAthens County,Ohio, United States. The2020 census found 2,352 people in the township.[3]
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Waterloo Township, although threeunincorporated communities lie in the township:New Marshfield in the center,Carbondale in the township's northwest, andMineral in the west-center of the township.
Waterloo Township was organized in 1826. Its name commemorates theBattle of Waterloo.[4]
It is the only Waterloo Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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.
Waterloo Township includes the entirety of theWaterloo Wildlife Research Station, theWaterloo State Forest, and a significant portion of theZaleski State Forest. TheMoonville Rail-Trail originates inMineral within the township. Points of interest in the township include "Devils Tea-Table", a geological pillar formation on private land; the King Switch Tunnel, a timber tunnel on the Moonville Rail-Trail; a small natural bridge on Biddyville Road; and the county's largestbeaver pond, also on Biddyville Road.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |