Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio

Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Florence Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Florence Township in Williams County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Williams

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 111.4
area_land_km2 = 111.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 43.0
area_land_sq_mi = 43.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2115
population_density_km2 = 19.0
population_density_sq_mi = 49.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 272
elevation_ft = 892
latd = 41 |latm = 33 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 45 |longs = 4 |longEW = W

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Florence Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,115 people in the township, 1,087 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39171 Williams County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
*Northwest Township - north
*Bridgewater Township - northeast corner
*Superior Township - east
*Center Township - southeast corner
*St. Joseph Township - south
*Troy Township, DeKalb County, Indiana - southwest
*Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana - west

The villages of Blakeslee and Edon are located in Florence Township: Blakeslee in the southeast, and Edon in the west. The unincorporated community of Berlin is located in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Florence Township is located in Erie County.

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.

References

External links

* [http://co.williams.oh.us County website]


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