Farmer Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Farmer Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Farmer 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 = 94.7
area_land_km2 = 94.6
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 36.5
area_land_sq_mi = 36.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 932
population_density_km2 = 9.9
population_density_sq_mi = 25.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 227
elevation_ft = 745
latd = 41 |latm = 23 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 38 |longs = 38 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43520
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-26614GR|2
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Farmer Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 932 people in the township. [ [http://www.defiance-county.com/census.html census] , Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Center Township, Williams County - north
*Pulaski Township, Williams County - northeast corner
*Washington Township - east
*Delaware Township - southeast corner
*Mark Township - south
*Hicksville Township - southwest corner
*Milford Township - west
*St. Joseph Township, Williams County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Farmer Township, although the unincorporated community of Farmer is located in the township's center.

Name and history

It is the only Farmer 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.

Transportation

Two significant highways in Farmer Township are State Route 2, which travels from northeast to southwest through the western half of the township; and State Route 249, which travels east-west through the center of the township and is concurrent with State Route 2 for a short distance. [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 34. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]

References

External links

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