Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Township

Methodist church at Ayersville

Location of Highland Township in Defiance County
Coordinates: 41°12′40″N 84°17′24″W / 41.21111°N 84.29000°W / 41.21111; -84.29000Coordinates: 41°12′40″N 84°17′24″W / 41.21111°N 84.29000°W / 41.21111; -84.29000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Defiance
Area
 • Total 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
 • Land 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 715 ft (218 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,372
 • Density 66/sq mi (25.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-35196[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086034[1]

Highland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 2,372,[3] down from 2,658 at the 2000 census.[4]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Highland Township.

Name and history

Highland Township was established in 1842.[5] Statewide, the only other Highland Township is located in Muskingum 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,[6] 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.

Transportation

Two significant highways in Highland Township are State Route 15, which travels from north to south through the western half of the township; and State Route 18, which travels from east to west on the eastern part of the township's border with Richland Township to the north.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Highland township, Defiance County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ census, Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21
  5. ↑ History of Defiance County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns, Etc. ; Military Record ; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men ; Farm Views ; Personal Reminiscences, Etc. Warner, Beers. 1883. p. 308.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
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