Granville Township (listed as Granville (village) on the US government census Web site) is one of the fourteen
townships
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of
Mercer County, Ohio
Mercer County is located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,528. Its county seat is Celina. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. It is named for Hugh Mercer, an officer in the Am ...
, United States. Based on the
2010 census, the population in 2011 was estimated at 5,662.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Butler Township - north
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Marion Township - east
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Wabash Township, Darke County - southeast
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Allen Township, Darke County - southwest
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Gibson Township - west
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Recovery Township - northwest
Two incorporated villages are located in Granville Township: part of
Burkettsville in the south, and
St. Henry in the north.
Name and history
Granville Township was established in 1837. The only other Granville Township in Ohio is in
Licking County.
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 Mercer County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio