Auglaize Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Allen County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,757 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Jackson Township - north
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Liberty Township, Hardin County - northeast corner
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Marion Township, Hardin County - east
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Roundhead Township, Hardin County - southeast corner
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Wayne Township, Auglaize County - south
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Union Township, Auglaize County - southwest corner
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Perry Township - west
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Bath Township - northwest corner
The village of
Harrod is located in northern Auglaize Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Westminster
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lies in the township's west.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Auglaize Township is located in
Paulding County.
Auglaize Township was organized in 1832.
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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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. The current Chairperson is T. Blain Brock II
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Allen County, Ohio
1832 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1832
Townships in Ohio