Defiance Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Defiance County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 13,178 people in the township,
11,386 of whom lived in the city of Defiance, and 1,792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Noble Township - north
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Richland Township - northeast
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Highland Township - southeast
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Emerald Township, Paulding County - south
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Auglaize Township, Paulding County - southwest
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Delaware Township - northwest
A large part of the
county seat
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of
Defiance is located in northern Defiance Township.
Name and history
It is the only Defiance 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, 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.
Transportation
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is in Independence Township, Mic ...
travels from east to west through the northwestern corner of Defiance Township. Other significant roads in the township include:
[DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 34, 35. .]
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State Route 15, which travels from north to south near the eastern edge of the township
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State Route 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
Australia
* Barkly Highway (Northern Territory)
* Riddoch Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 66
* Highway 66 (Ontario)
Finland
* Kantatie 66 ( Orivesi — Lapua)
France
* A66 autoroute
Germany
* Bu ...
, which travels from north to south through the eastern half of the township
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State Route 111, which travels from northeast to southwest along the
Auglaize River
The Auglaize River (Shawnee: ''Kathinakithiipi'') is a tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie. The name of the river was derived from the F ...
through the center of the township
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State Route 424, which travels along the southern side of the
Maumee River through the center of the township after breaking off from U.S. Route 24 in the township's west
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Defiance County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio