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Tiffin Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Tiffin Township, Adams County, Ohio
Treber Inn on State Route 41
Location of Tiffin Township in Adams County
Location of Tiffin Township in Adams County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAdams
Area
 • Total51.3 sq mi (132.8 km2)
 • Land51.2 sq mi (132.6 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,560
 • Density109/sq mi (41.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-76768[2]
GNIS feature ID1085686[1]

Tiffin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,560.[3]

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.[4]

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,[5] 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

  1. ^ a b "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): Tiffin township, Adams County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 468.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.