| Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Township hall for Hicksville Township | |
| Location of Hicksville Township in Defiance County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Defiance |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,003 |
| • Density | 140.6/sq mi (54.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43526 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-35112[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086033[1] |
Hicksville Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,003 people in the township, 3,649 of whom lived in the village of Hicksville, and 1,354 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
The village of Hicksville is located in western Hicksville Township.
It is the only Hicksville Township statewide.[4]
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.
Three state highways travel through Hicksville Township, all of which meet in the village of Hicksville:[6] State Route 2, which travels from northeast to southwest
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