FREEDOM TOWNSHIP, HENRY COUNTY, OHIO

Location of Freedom Township in Henry County

'Freedom Township' is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,002 people in the township.[1]

Contents
Geography
Name and history
Government
References
External links

Geography


Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

★ Clinton Township, Fulton County - north

★ York Township, Fulton County - northeast corner

★ Liberty Township - east

★ Napoleon Township - south

★ Adams Township, Defiance County - southwest corner

★ Ridgeville Township - west

★ German Township, Fulton County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Freedom Township.

Name and history


Statewide, other Freedom Townships are located in Portage and Wood Counties.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References


1. Henry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links



★ County website

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