Pusheta Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

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


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

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area_total_km2 = 78.3
area_land_km2 = 78.1
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 30.2
area_land_sq_mi = 30.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1346
population_density_km2 = 17.2
population_density_sq_mi = 44.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 291
elevation_ft = 955
latd = 40 |latm = 31 |lats = 8 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 10 |longs = 1 |longEW = W

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Pusheta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,346 people in the township, 1,295 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39011 Auglaize County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Duchouquet Township - north
*Union Township - northeast corner
*Clay Township - east
*Jackson Township, Shelby County - southeast corner
*Dinsmore Township, Shelby County - south
*Van Buren Township, Shelby County - southwest corner
*Washington Township - west
*Moulton Township - northwest corner

A small portion of Wapakoneta, the largest city and county seat of Auglaize County, is located in northwesten Pusheta Township, and the unincorporated community of Fryburg lies in the township's center.

Pusheta Township contains thirty square miles. [ [http://www.auglaizecounty.org/Engineer/County%20map.htm Auglaize County, Ohio 2006 Highway Map] Auglaize County Engineer's Office, 2006. Accessed 5 July 2007.]

Name and history

It is the only Pusheta Township statewide.

Formed in 1836, Pusheta Township was originally part of Allen County. The name Pusheta is of unknown origin, but is believed to have originated among early German settlers. [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH9&CISOPTR=38590&REC=8 Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing, 1917. Accessed 5 July 2007, page 115]

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.

Public services

The township is split between the Wapakoneta City School District in the north and east, Botkins Local Schools in the south, and New Knoxville Local Schools in the west.

The northern section of the township is served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the western section by the New Knoxville (45871) post office, and the extreme southern section by the Botkins (45306) post office.

Major highways include Interstate 75, which crosses the county from north to south, and U.S. Route 33, which sits on the township's northern border. [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 45. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]

References

External links

* [http://www.auglaizecounty.org County website]