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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,801 people in the township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,811 people in 2010, 2,801 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1990.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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