Eagle Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Eagle Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Township
University of Findlay equestrian complex, on U.S. Route 68
Location of Eagle Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 40°57′33″N 83°42′46″W / 40.95917°N 83.71278°W / 40.95917; -83.71278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hancock
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	830 ft (253 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,084
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-23086[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086244[1]

Eagle Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,084.

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

• Liberty Township - north
• Marion Township - northeast corner
• Jackson Township - east
• Madison Township - southeast
• Van Buren Township - south
• Orange Township - southwest corner
• Union Township - west
• Blanchard Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Eagle Township.

Statewide, other Eagle Townships are located in Brown and Vinton counties.

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,^[4] 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.