Amboy Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Amboy Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Amboy Township in Fulton County


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

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area_total_km2 = 67.2
area_land_km2 = 67.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 25.9
area_land_sq_mi = 25.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1552
population_density_km2 = 23.1
population_density_sq_mi = 59.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 221
elevation_ft = 725
latd = 41 |latm = 41 |lats = 56 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 56 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

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Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,552 people in the township, 989 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39051 Fulton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Michigan border, it borders the following townships:
*Ogden Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - north
*Riga Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northeast corner
*Richfield Township, Lucas County - east
*Spencer Township, Lucas County - southeast corner
*Fulton Township - south
*Pike Township - southwest corner
*Royalton Township - west
*Fairfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northwest corner

The village of Metamora is located in northeastern Amboy Township, and the unincorporated community of Assumption lies in the township's south.

Name and history

It is the only Amboy 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://www.fultoncountyoh.com County website]