Adams Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 884 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Ridgeville Township, Henry County - north * Freedom Township, Henry County - northeast corner * Napoleon Township, Henry County - east * Flatrock Township, Henry County - southeast corner * Richland Township - south * Noble Township - southwest corner * Tiffin Township - west * Springfield Township, Williams County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Adams Township.

Name and history

Adams Township was organized in 1836, and named for Judge Bishop Adams, a pioneer settler. It is one of ten Adams Townships 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, 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.

Transportation

The most significant highway in Adams Township is

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, which travels from northeast to southwest in the southeastern corner of the township.DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. Yarmouth:

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, 2004, p. 35. .

References

External links

County website
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