Emerald Township, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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 / 41.20250; -84.52556
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

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| 715 ft (218 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 765
• Density| 23.4/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-25298[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086772[1]

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

## Geography

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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

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It is the only Emerald Township statewide.[4]

## Government

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Emerald Township House

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

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1. ^ a b "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.
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.

## External links

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* County website

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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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