Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Tiffin Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Tiffin Township in Defiance County
Coordinates: 41°22′58″N 84°23′49″W / 41.38278°N 84.39694°W / 41.38278; -84.39694Coordinates: 41°22′58″N 84°23′49″W / 41.38278°N 84.39694°W / 41.38278; -84.39694
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Defiance
Area
– Total	36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2)
– Land	36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,705
– Density	46.9/sq mi (18.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-76772[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086039[1]

Tiffin Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,705 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Springfield Township, Williams County - north
• Ridgeville Township, Henry County - northeast corner
• Adams Township - east
• Richland Township - southeast
• Noble Township - south
• Delaware Township - southwest corner
• Washington Township - west
• Pulaski Township, Williams County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Tiffin Township, although the unincorporated community of Evansport lies on its border with Springfield Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Tiffin Township is located in Adams County.

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 fiscal officer,^[4] 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Transportation

Two significant highways in Tiffin Township are State Route 15, which travels from northwest to southeast in the southwestern corner of the township; and State Route 66, which travels north-south through the eastern half of the township.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ census, Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
5. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 34-35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.

External links

• County website