Tod Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Tod Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Tod Township in Crawford County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 47.2
area_land_km2 = 47.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 18.2
area_land_sq_mi = 18.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 739
population_density_km2 = 15.7
population_density_sq_mi = 40.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 293
elevation_ft = 961
latd = 40 |latm = 50 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 5 |longs = 38 |longEW = W

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Tod Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 739 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39033 Crawford County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Texas Township - north
*Lykens Township - northeast corner
*Holmes Township - east
*Bucyrus Township - southeast
*Dallas Township - south
*Antrim Township, Wyandot County - southwest
*Eden Township, Wyandot County - west
*Sycamore Township, Wyandot County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Tod Township, although the unincorporated community of Oceola lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Tod 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.crawford-co.org County website]