| Official Name: | Moulton Township, Auglaize 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: | Auglaize |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 72.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 72.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1634 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 264 |
| Elevation Ft: | 866 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5869°N -84.2747°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-52472[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085768 |
Moulton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,634 people in the township.[3]
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
A small corner of Wapakoneta, the largest city and county seat of Auglaize County, is located in far eastern Moulton Township. As well, the unincorporated communities of Glynwood and Moulton lie in the township's southwest and south respectively.
Moulton Township contains twenty whole sections and six half sections and has a total area of 72.3sqkm.[4] It is crossed in the northeast corner by the Auglaize River.[5]
It is the only Moulton Township statewide.[6]
Organized in 1834, the township was originally a part of Allen County and included the southern part of Logan Township.[7]
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,[8] 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.
The township is split between the Wapakoneta City School District and the Saint Marys City School District.
The eastern section of the township is served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the western section by the Saint Marys (45885) post office, and the northern section by the Buckland (45819) post office.
The major highway in Moulton Township is U.S. Route 33, which traverses the southern part of the township.[5]