Center 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
Williams County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 3,056 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Superior Township - north
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Jefferson Township - northeast corner
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Pulaski Township - east
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Washington Township, Defiance County - southeast corner
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Farmer Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
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Milford Township, Defiance County - south
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St. Joseph Township - west
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Florence Township - northwest corner
A small section of the
county seat
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of
Bryan is located in eastern Center Township, and the
unincorporated communities
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of
Melbern and
Williams Center
The Williams Center is a facility for intramural and recreational sports at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.
Uses
The college used the center to welcome the UW-W football team when it won the 2010 Division III national championship ...
lie in the township's west and southeast respectively.
Name and history
Center Township was organized in 1836, and was so named on account of its location near the
geographical center
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of Williams County before the county was reduced in size. It is one of nine
Center Townships 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'' 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 G ...
. 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 Williams County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio