Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hicksville Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Hicksville 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 = 92.2
area_land_km2 = 92.2
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 = 5003
population_density_km2 = 54.3
population_density_sq_mi = 140.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 230
elevation_ft = 755
latd = 41 |latm = 17 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 45 |longs = 10 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43526
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-35112GR|2
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Hicksville Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,003 people in the township, 3,649 of whom lived in the village of Hicksville, and 1,354 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.defiance-county.com/census.html census] , Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
*Milford Township - north
*Farmer Township - northeast corner
*Mark Township - east
*Crane Township, Paulding County - southeast corner
*Carryall Township, Paulding County - south
*Scipio Township, Allen County, Indiana - southwest
*Newville Township, DeKalb County, Indiana - west

The village of Hicksville is located in western Hicksville Township.

Name and history

It is the only Hicksville 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

Three state highways travel through Hicksville Township, all of which meet in the village of Hicksville: [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 34. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]
State Route 2, which travels from northeast to southwest
*State Route 18, which travels from northwest to east
*State Route 49, which travels generally from north to south

References

External links

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