Emerald Township, Ohio

Emerald Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Emerald Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Township
	The William Sinn Round Barn
	Location of Emerald Township in Paulding County
	Coordinates: 41°12′9″N 84°31′32″W / 41.20250°N 84.52556°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Paulding
Area
• Total	32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	765
• Density	23.4/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-25298
GNIS feature ID	1086772

Emerald Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 765 people in the township.

Geography

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

Delaware Township, Defiance County - north
Defiance Township, Defiance County - northeast
Auglaize Township - east
Jackson Township - south
Paulding Township - southwest corner
Crane Township - west
Mark Township, Defiance County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Emerald Township.

Name and history

It is the only Emerald Township statewide.^[4]

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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Emerald township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Emerald township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Paulding County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Paulding
Villages	Antwerp Broughton Cecil Grover Hill Haviland Latty Melrose Oakwood Paulding Payne Scott‡	Map of Ohio highlighting Paulding County
Townships	Auglaize Benton Blue Creek Brown Carryall Crane Emerald Harrison Jackson Latty Paulding Washington
Unincorporated communities	Arthur Charloe Emmett Junction Mandale New Rochester Roselms Worstville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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