Country United States County Fulton FIPS code 39-01728 Elevation 221 m Local time Tuesday 1:33 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086120 Population 1,846 (2010) | |
 | ||
Weather 3°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 100% Humidity Area 67.08 km² (66.82 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,846, up from 1,552 at the 2000 census. 1,219 of the residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.
Contents
Map of Amboy Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Michigan border, it borders the following townships:
The village of Metamora is located in northeastern Amboy Township, and the unincorporated communities of Ai and Assumption lie in the township's south.
Name and history
Amboy Township was organized in 1837. It is the only Amboy Township 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.