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Wabash Township, Darke County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Darke

FIPS code
  
39-80248

Elevation
  
306 m

Local time
  
Thursday 12:18 PM

Named for
  
State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086025

Area
  
56.5 km²

Population
  
887 (2010)

Wabash Township, Darke County, Ohio

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NW at 32 km/h, 95% Humidity

Wabash Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 887 people in the township, 651 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Wabash Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Marion Township, Mercer County - northeast
  • Patterson Township - east
  • York Township - south
  • Allen Township - west
  • Granville Township, Mercer County - northwest
  • The village of North Star is located in central Wabash Township.

    Name and history

    Wabash Township was established in 1841, and most likely was named after the Wabash River. It is the only Wabash 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. The current trustees are Mike Stephan, George Hesson, and Larry Bubeck, and the clerk is Eva Ruchty.

    References

    Wabash Township, Darke County, Ohio Wikipedia


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