Tiffin 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
Adams County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population was 5,560.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Oliver Township - north
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Meigs Township- northeast
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Brush Creek Township - east
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Monroe Township - south
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Liberty Township - west
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Wayne Township - northwest
Most of the village of
West Union, the
county seat
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of Adams County, is located in southwestern Tiffin Township.
Name and history
Tiffin Township was organized in 1806. It is named for
Edward Tiffin
Edward Tiffin (June 19, 1766August 9, 1829) was an American politician from Ohio. A member of the Democratic-Republican party, he served as the first governor of Ohio and later as a United States Senator.
Biography
Sources indicate that he was ...
, first Governor of Ohio.
Statewide, the only other Tiffin Township is located in
Defiance 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 Adams County, Ohio
1806 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio