Tiffin Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Tiffin Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Adams County.
Municipalities and townships of Adams County.
Coordinates: 38°47′59″N 83°31′41″W / 38.79972, -83.52806
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 - Total 51.2 sq mi (132.6 km²)
 - Land 51.1 sq mi (132.4 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation [1] 837 ft (255 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 5,075
 - Density 99.3/sq mi (38.3/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-76768[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085686[1]

Tiffin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,075 people in the township, 5,075 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the village of West Union, the county seat of Adams County, is located in southwestern Tiffin Township.

[edit] Name and history

Statewide, the only other Tiffin Township is located in Defiance County.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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