German Township is one of the twelve

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in Fulton County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 6,576 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Franklin Township - north * Dover Township - northeast corner * Clinton Township - east * Freedom Township, Henry County - southeast corner * Ridgeville Township, Henry County - south * Springfield Township, Williams County - southwest * Brady Township, Williams County - west The village of Archbold is located in southern German Township. The fake town of Beatosu was inserted into the 1978-79

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state map of the township as a joke.

Name and history

It is one of five German 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.

Attractions

The Goll Woods State Nature Preserve northwest of Archbold, beside the Tiffin River, is located in the township. Built in the 1860s and 1870s, the Goll Homestead is listed on the

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Public services

Public Schools

Students from the township are served by the following public local

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s: * Archbold Area Local School District * Pettisville Local School District

Mail

Mail is delivered in the township by the following

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locations: *

Archbold, Ohio Archbold is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,516 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located about southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, Archbold is home to Northwest Stat ...

43502 *

Stryker, Ohio Stryker is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,259 at the 2020 census. History Stryker was platted in 1853. The village was named for John Stryker, a railroad promoter. A post office has been in operation at ...

43557 *

Wauseon, Ohio Wauseon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Ohio, approximately 31 mi (51 km) west of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 7,568 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Wauseon was platt ...

43567

Telephone

All of the township is within the Archbold

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, which is served by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as

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, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes: * 419-220 * 419-403 * 419-445 * 419-446 * 419-572 * 567-444

Electric

Toledo Edison serves most of the township with electricity, with Midwest Energy

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providing it to a small area around the Tiffin River north of and west of Goll Woods.PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio
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Highways

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References

External links

County websiteGoll Woods State Nature Preserve
Ohiodnr.gov. {{authority control Townships in Fulton County, Ohio Townships in Ohio