Ottawa Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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of
Putnam County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 7,961 people in the township, 2,675 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Liberty Township - north
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Van Buren Township - northeast corner
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Blanchard Township - east
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Riley Township - southeast corner
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Pleasant Township - south
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Union Township - southwest
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Greensburg Township - west
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Palmer Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in central Ottawa Township:
Ottawa, the largest village in and county seat of Putnam County; and
Glandorf, which lies northwest of Ottawa.
Name and history
Ottawa Township was established in 1835. Named for the
Ottawa Indians, it is the only Ottawa 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,
§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 Putnam County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio