York Township (Athens County, Ohio)

York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 7,761 people in the township, 1,811 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.GeographyLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Ward Township, Hocking County - northTrimble Township - northeast cornerDover Township - eastAthens Township - southeast cornerWaterloo Township - southBrown Township, Vinton County - southwest cornerStarr Township, Hocking County - westGreen Township, Hocking County - northwest corner The city of Nelsonville is located in northern York Township, and the village of Buchtel is located in the northeast corner of the township.Name and historyYork Township was organized in 1818.It is one of ten York Townships statewide.