German Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Auglaize County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 3,751 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Saint Marys Township - north
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Van Buren Township, Shelby County - east
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McLean Township, Shelby County - southeast corner
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Jackson Township - south
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Marion Township, Mercer County - southwest
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Franklin Township, Mercer County - northwest
The village of
New Bremen is located in eastern German Township, and the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Lock Two lies in the northeastern part of the township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, German Township has an area of .
Name and history
It is one of five
German Townships statewide.
Formed while still part of
Mercer County, the township originally included
Jackson Township until separation in 1858. One house in the township, the
Julius Boesel House just north of New Bremen, is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
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.
Public services
The majority of the township is in the New Bremen School District with southwestern portions being located the Marion Local School District.
The majority of the township is served by the New Bremen (45869) post office, while the southeastern section of the township is served by the Minster (45865) post office.
References
External links
Auglaize County website
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Townships in Auglaize County, Ohio
1858 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1858
Townships in Ohio