Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Township
	Main Street in Briceton
	Location of Paulding Township in Paulding County
	Coordinates: 41°7′46″N 84°35′44″W / 41.12944°N 84.59556°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Paulding
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Land	36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,878
• Density	107.4/sq mi (41.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45879
Area code	419
FIPS code	39-61266
GNIS feature ID	1086776

Paulding Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,878 people in the township.

Geography

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

Crane Township - north
Emerald Township - northeast corner
Jackson Township - east
Latty Township - southeast corner
Blue Creek Township - south
Benton Township - southwest corner
Harrison Township - west
Carryall Township - northwest corner

Two villages are located in Paulding Township: most of Paulding, the county seat and largest village of Paulding County, in the northeast; and Latty in the southeast.

It is one of two county townships (the other being Jackson Township) without a border on any other county.

Name and history

It is the only Paulding 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.
^ "Paulding 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] "Paulding 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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