York Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Fulton County Fulton County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. Most are named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the first practical steamboat:
*Fulton County, Arkansas, named after Governor William Savin Fulton
*Fulton County, Georgia
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,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 4,145,
of whom 1,678 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Pike Township - north
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Fulton Township - northeast corner
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Swan Creek Township - east
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Washington Township, Henry County - southeast corner
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Liberty Township, Henry County - south
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Freedom Township, Henry County - southwest corner
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Clinton Township - west
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Dover Township - northwest corner
Much of the village of
Delta
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* River delta, at a river mouth
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is located in northeastern York Township.
Name and history
One of ten
York Townships statewide, York Township was organized in 1836.
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
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. 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 Fulton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio