| Official Name: | Osnaburg Township, Stark 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: | Stark |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 16 March 1809 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 96.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 96.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 5421 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 361 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1184 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7697°N -81.2708°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44730 |
| Area Code: | 330 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-58926[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086984 |
Osnaburg Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,421 people in the township.
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of East Canton is located in northwestern Osnaburg Township.
The township's name reminds of the German city Osnabrück - the German part -brück ("bridge") was changed to -burg ("castle"), to avoid the letter "ü". It is the only Osnaburg Township statewide.[4]
In 1833, Osnaburg Township contained one gristmill, seven saw mills, two tanneries, four stores, and one German and English book office.[5]
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,[6] 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.