Eagle Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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

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| 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.

## Geography

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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.

## Name and history

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

## Government

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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.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Eagle township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Findlay

Cities|

* Findlay
* Fostoria‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Hancock County

Villages|

* Arcadia
* Arlington
* Benton Ridge
* Bluffton‡
* Jenera
* McComb
* Mount Blanchard
* Mount Cory
* Rawson
* Van Buren
* Vanlue

Townships|

* Allen
* Amanda
* Biglick
* Blanchard
* Cass
* Delaware
* Eagle
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Madison
* Marion
* Orange
* Pleasant
* Portage
* Union
* Van Buren
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Cannonsburg
* Cordelia
* Deweyville
* Houcktown
* Mortimer
* New Stark
* Portage Center
* Shawtown
* West Independence
* Williamstown

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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