St. Joseph Township, Williams County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = St. Joseph Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of St. Joseph Township in Williams County


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

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area_total_km2 = 91.0
area_land_km2 = 90.8
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 35.1
area_land_sq_mi = 35.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2958
population_density_km2 = 32.6
population_density_sq_mi = 84.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 254
elevation_ft = 833
latd = 41 |latm = 27 |lats = 35 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 44 |longs = 48 |longEW = W

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St. Joseph Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,227 people in the township, 1,821 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39171 Williams County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
*Florence Township - north
*Superior Township - northeast corner
*Center Township - east
*Farmer Township, Defiance County - southeast corner
*Milford Township, Defiance County - south
*Stafford Township, DeKalb County, Indiana - southwest
*Troy Township, DeKalb County, Indiana - west

The village of Edgerton is located in southern St. Joseph Township.

Name and history

It is the only St. Joseph Township 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.

References

External links

* [http://co.williams.oh.us County website]