GERMAN TOWNSHIP, FULTON COUNTY, OHIO

'German Township' is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,458 people in the township, 2,168 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Name and history

Government

References

External links

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

★ Franklin Township - north

★ Dover Township - northeast corner

★ Clinton Township - east

★ Freedom Township, Henry County - southeast corner

★ Ridgeville Township, Henry County - south

★ Springfield Township, Williams County - southwest

★ Brady Township, Williams County - west
The village of Archbold is located in southern German Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other German Townships are located in Auglaize, Clark, Harrison, and Montgomery 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. Fulton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

★ County website