Amboy Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Amboy Township, Fulton County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fulton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:67.1
Area Land Km2:66.9
Area Water Km2:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1878
Population Density Km2:27.6
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:221
Elevation Ft:725
Coordinates:41.6989°N -83.9381°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-01728[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086120

Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,878,[3] up from 1,846 at the 2010 census. 1,219 of the residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Michigan border, it borders the following townships:

The village of Metamora is located in northeastern Amboy Township, and the unincorporated communities of Ai and Assumption lie in the township's south.

Name and history

Amboy Township was organized in 1837.[4] It is the only Amboy 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,[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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Amboy township, Fulton County, Ohio. live. U.S. Census Bureau. November 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124164408/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3905101728 . 2021-11-24 .
  4. Book: Aldrich, Lewis Cass. History of Henry and Fulton counties, Ohio. 1888. D. Mason & Co.. 434.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24