Amboy Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Fulton County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 1,878,
up from 1,846 at the 2010 census. 1,219 of the residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the
Michigan
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border, it borders the following townships:
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Ogden Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - north
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Riga Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northeast corner
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Richfield Township, Lucas County - east
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Spencer Township, Lucas County - southeast corner
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Fulton Township - south
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Pike Township - southwest corner
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Royalton Township - west
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Fairfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northwest corner
The village of
Metamora is located in northeastern Amboy Township, and the
unincorporated communities of
Ai and
Assumption lie in the township's south.
Name and history
Amboy Township was organized in 1837. It is the only Amboy 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 fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Fulton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio