Country United States County Crawford FIPS code 39-19932 Area 57.3 km² Population 485 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085936 Elevation 296 m Local time Wednesday 11:15 PM | |
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Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 485.
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Map of Dallas Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Dallas Township.
Name and history
Dallas Township was organized in 1845. It was named for George M. Dallas, a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
It is the only Dallas 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.