Adams Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Adams Township, Defiance County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Adams Township in Defiance County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Defiance

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area_total_km2 = 92.3
area_land_km2 = 92.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.6
area_land_sq_mi = 35.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 999
population_density_km2 = 10.8
population_density_sq_mi = 28.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 224
elevation_ft = 735
latd = 41 |latm = 22 |lats = 50 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 17 |longs = 10 |longEW = W

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Adams Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 999 people in the township. [ [http://www.defiance-county.com/census.html census] , Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Ridgeville Township, Henry County - north
*Freedom Township, Henry County - northeast corner
*Napoleon Township, Henry County - east
*Flatrock Township, Henry County - southeast corner
*Richland Township - south
*Noble Township - southwest corner
*Tiffin Township - west
*Springfield Township, Williams County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Adams Township.

Name and history

It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.

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.

Transportation

The most significant highway in Adams Township is U.S. Route 24, which travels from northeast to southwest in the southeastern corner of the township. [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]

References

External links

* [http://www.defiance-county.com County website]