Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio


Defiance Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 13,178 people in the township, 11,386 of whom lived in the city of Defiance, and 1,792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
A large part of the county seat of Defiance is located in northern Defiance Township.

Name and history

It is the only Defiance Township statewide.

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 fiscal officer, 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

travels from east to west through the northwestern corner of Defiance Township. Other significant roads in the township include: