Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Township

Main Street in Evansport

Location of Tiffin Township in Defiance County

Coordinates: 41°22′58″N 84°23′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.38278°N 84.39694°W﻿ / 41.38278; -84.39694
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Defiance
Area

• Total

| 36.42 sq mi (94.32 km2)
• Land| 36.36 sq mi (94.16 km2)
• Water| 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation

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| 712 ft (217 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,586
• Density| 44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-76772[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086039[1]

Tiffin Township is one of twelve townships in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 1,586 residents in the township.

## Geography

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

* Springfield Township, Williams County \- north
* Ridgeville Township, Henry County \- northeast corner
* Adams Township \- east
* Richland Township \- southeast
* Noble Township \- south
* Delaware Township \- southwest corner
* Washington Township \- west
* Pulaski Township, Williams County \- northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Tiffin Township, although the unincorporated community of Evansport lies on its border with Springfield Township.

## Name and history

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Tiffin Township was established in 1832, and named for the Tiffin River which flows through it.[4] Statewide, the only other Tiffin Township is located in Adams County.

## 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,[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.

## Transportation

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Two significant highways in Tiffin Township are State Route 15, which travels from northwest to southeast in the southwestern corner of the township; and State Route 66, which travels north–south through the eastern half of the township.[6]

## 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. ^ "Tiffin township, Defiance County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ History of Defiance County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Etc.; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Farm Views; Personal Reminiscences, Etc. Warner, Beers. 1883. p. 347.
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
6. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 34-35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Defiance County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Defiance

City|

* Defiance

Map of Ohio highlighting Defiance County

Villages|

* Hicksville
* Ney
* Sherwood

Townships|

* Adams
* Defiance
* Delaware
* Farmer
* Hicksville
* Highland
* Mark
* Milford
* Noble
* Richland
* Tiffin
* Washington

CDP|

* Brunersburg

Unincorporated
communities|

* Ayersville
* Evansport
* Farmer
* Independence
* Jewell
* Mark Center
* Moats
* Rosedale

Ghost towns|

* Arrowsmiths
* Cicero
* Clarksville
* Nebo

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