Starr Township, Hocking County, Ohio

Starr Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States.Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: No municipalities are located in Starr Township, although the unincorporated community of Union Furnace lies in the central part of the township.Starr Township was named for Joseph Starr, a pioneer settler who was instrumental in that township's organization.[6] 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.There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[7] 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.
Map of Ohio highlighting Hocking County
TownshipHocking CanalNelsonvilleCountryCountyHockingTime zoneEastern (EST)FIPS codetownshipsHocking County2020 censusGreen TownshipWard TownshipYork Township, Athens CountyWaterloo Township, Athens CountyBrown Township, Vinton CountySwan Township, Vinton CountyWashington TownshipFalls Township (southwestern portion)unincorporated communityUnion FurnaceUnited States Geological SurveyUnited States Census BureauOhio Revised CodeHocking County, OhioCounty seatVillagesBuchtelLaurelvilleMurray CityBentonGood HopeLaurelMarionSalt CreekWashingtonCarbon HillHaydenvilleHide-A-Way HillsRockbridgeWest LoganUnincorporatedcommunitiesBuena VistaEnterpriseGibisonvilleGreendaleHaynesIlesboroLongstrethMondayOld GoreOrbistonSand RunSouth BloomingvilleWebb Summit