Urbana Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 14,119 people living in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Salem Township - north Union Township - east Moorefield Township, Clark County - south German Township, Clark County - southwest corner Mad River Township - west Concord Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County, is located in northern Urbana Township.
Name and history Urbana Township was established in the 1810s. It is the only Urbana 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References
External links County website County and township map of Ohio