Auglaize Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Paulding County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,332 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Defiance Township, Defiance County – north
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Highland Township, Defiance County – east
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Monroe Township, Putnam County – southeast corner
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Brown Township – south
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Jackson Township – southwest
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Emerald Township – west
No municipalities are located in Auglaize Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Junction lies in the township's west.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Auglaize Township is located in
Allen County. Ohio also has an
Auglaize County, which is named for the
Auglaize River
The Auglaize River ( Shawnee: ''Kathinakithiipi'') is a tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie. The name of the river was derived from the ...
.
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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Paulding County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio