Country United States County Adams FIPS code 39-76768 Elevation 255 m Local time Friday 4:18 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085686 Population 5,560 (2010) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 85% Humidity Area 132.9 km² (132.6 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Tiffin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,560.
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Map of Tiffin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
Most of the village of West Union, the county seat of Adams County, is located in southwestern Tiffin Township.
Name and history
Tiffin Township was organized in 1806. It is named for Edward Tiffin, first Governor of Ohio.
Statewide, the only other Tiffin Township is located in Defiance County.
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.