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Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Henry

ZIP codes
  
43545, 43550

Elevation
  
206 m

Local time
  
Monday 4:21 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

FIPS code
  
39-53564

Population
  
10,331 (2000)

Area code
  
419

Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio

Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity

Area
  
90.91 km² (89.87 km² Land / 104 ha Water)

Napoleon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,331 people in the township, 1,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Napoleon Township, OH 43545, USA

Geography

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

  • Freedom Township - north
  • Liberty Township - northeast
  • Harrison Township - east
  • Monroe Township - southeast corner
  • Flatrock Township - south
  • Richland Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
  • Adams Township, Defiance County - west
  • Ridgeville Township - northwest corner
  • Most of the city of Napoleon, the county seat of Henry County, is located in the eastern half of Napoleon Township, and the unincorporated community of Okolona lies in the township's southwest.

    Name and history

    It is the only Napoleon 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.

    References

    Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio Wikipedia