Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Highland Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Highland Township in Defiance County


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

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area_total_km2 = 93.2
area_land_km2 = 93.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.0
area_land_sq_mi = 36.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2658
population_density_km2 = 28.5
population_density_sq_mi = 73.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 218
elevation_ft = 715
latd = 41 |latm = 12 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 17 |longs = 24 |longEW = W

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Highland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,658 people in the township. [ [http://www.defiance-county.com/census.html census] , Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Richland Township - north
*Flatrock Township, Henry County - northeast corner
*Pleasant Township, Henry County - east
*Palmer Township, Putnam County - southeast corner
*Monroe Township, Putnam County - south
*Brown Township, Paulding County - southwest corner
*Auglaize Township, Paulding County - west
*Defiance Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Highland Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Highland Township is located in Muskingum 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.

Transportation

Two significant highways in Highland Township are State Route 15, which travels from north to south through the western half of the township; and State Route 18, which travels from east to west on the eastern part of the township's border with Richland Township to the north. [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]

References

External links

* [http://www.defiance-county.com County website]