Jennings Township is one of the fifteen
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, Ca ...
of
Putnam County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 1,968 people in the township, 1,536 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Jackson Township - north
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Union Township - northeast corner
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Sugar Creek Township - east
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Sugar Creek Township, Allen County - southeast corner
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Marion Township, Allen County - south
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Washington Township, Van Wert County - southwest
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Monterey Township - northwest
The village of
Fort Jennings is located in northwestern Jennings Township.
Name and history
Jennings Township was organized in the 1830s, but the exact date is uncertain since records were destroyed. Statewide, the only other Jennings Township is located in
Van Wert County
Van Wert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,931. Its county seat is Van Wert. The county was created in February 12, 1820 and later organized on March 18, 1837. It is named for I ...
.
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 Putnam County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio