Auglaize Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Auglaize Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Auglaize Township in Paulding County


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

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area_total_km2 = 57.5
area_land_km2 = 55.7
area_water_km2 = 1.8
area_total_sq_mi = 22.2
area_land_sq_mi = 21.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.7

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1535
population_density_km2 = 27.6
population_density_sq_mi = 71.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 217
elevation_ft = 712
latd = 41 |latm = 11 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 26 |longs = 27 |longEW = W

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Auglaize Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,535 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39125 Paulding County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Defiance Township, Defiance County - north
*Highland Township, Defiance County - east
*Monroe Township, Putnam County - southeast corner
*Brown Township - south
*Jackson Township - southwest
*Emerald Township - west

No municipalities are located in Auglaize Township, although the unincorporated community of Junction lies in the township's west.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Auglaize Township is located in Allen 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 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.pauldingcountycourt.com County court website]