Auglaize Township is one of the twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Paulding County Paulding County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
* Paulding County, Georgia
* Paulding County, Ohio
Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was about 18 ...
,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States. The
2000 census found 1,535 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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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
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of
Junction lies in the township's west.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Auglaize Township is located in
Allen County. Ohio also has an
Auglaize County, which is named for the
Auglaize River
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.
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'' 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 of the Ge ...
. 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 Paulding County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio