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German Township, Clark County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clark

FIPS code
  
39-29862

Elevation
  
327 m

Population
  
7,487 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085851

Local time
  
Sunday 5:56 PM

German Township, Clark County, Ohio

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 33% Humidity

Area
  
85.99 km² (85.73 km² Land / 10 ha Water)

University
  
Carousel Beauty College, Dayton

German Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 7,487 people living in the township, 7,112 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of German Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Mad River Township, Champaign County - north
  • Urbana Township, Champaign County - northeast corner
  • Moorefield Township - east
  • Springfield Township - southeast
  • Bethel Township - southwest
  • Pike Township - west
  • Jackson Township, Champaign County - northwest corner
  • Several communities are located in German Township:

  • Lawrenceville, an unincorporated community in the center of the township
  • Part of Springfield, the county seat of Clark County, in the southeast of the township
  • Tremont City, a village in the northeast of the township
  • Name and history

    German Township was possibly named from the German pioneer settlers.

    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.

    References

    German Township, Clark County, Ohio Wikipedia