Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bath Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio.


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

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area_total_km2 = 83.0
area_land_km2 = 80.3
area_water_km2 = 2.8
area_total_sq_mi = 32.1
area_land_sq_mi = 31.0
area_water_sq_mi = 1.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9819
population_density_km2 = 122.4
population_density_sq_mi = 316.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 274
elevation_ft = 899
latd = 40 |latm = 45 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 3 |longs = 50 |longEW = W

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Bath Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,819 people in the unincorporated parts of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39003 Allen County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Monroe Township - north
*Richland Township - northeast corner
*Jackson Township - east
*Auglaize Township - southeast corner
*Perry Township - south
*Shawnee Township - southwest corner
*American Township - west
*Sugar Creek Township - northwest

Part of the city of Lima, the county seat of Allen County, is located in southwestern Bath Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Bath Townships are located in Greene and Summit Counties.

Bath Township was the first permanent settlement within the present day bounds of Allen County. The first settlers in the township were Christopher S. Wood and his family, who settled in section 7 of Bath Township in 1824. cite book
title = History of Allen County, Ohio
publisher = Warner, Beers & Company
date = 1885
location = Chicago
pages = 417-418] The organization of Bath Township predates that of Allen County itself, with its first township meeting held on March 2, 1829.Fact|date=October 2007

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. The current chairperson is Roy A. Hollenbacher.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.allen.oh.us County website]