Country United States County Hancock FIPS code 39-21462 Elevation 255 m Population 1,229 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086243 Area 80.7 km² Local time Sunday 6:38 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Delaware Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,229 people in the township.
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Map of Delaware Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Mount Blanchard is located in northern Delaware Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Delaware Townships are located in Defiance and Delaware counties.
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.