German Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = German Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of German 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 = 131.6
area_land_km2 = 131.4
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 50.8
area_land_sq_mi = 50.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6458
population_density_km2 = 49.2
population_density_sq_mi = 127.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 222
elevation_ft = 728
latd = 41 |latm = 31 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 18 |longs = 27 |longEW = W

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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. [ [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 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

It is one of five German 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.fultoncountyoh.com County website]