Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Tiffin Township, Defiance 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:Defiance
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:94.32
Area Land Km2:94.16
Area Water Km2:0.16
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1586
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:217
Elevation Ft:712
Coordinates:41.3828°N -84.3969°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-76772[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086039

Tiffin Township is one of twelve townships in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 1,586 residents in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Tiffin Township, although the unincorporated community of Evansport lies on its border with Springfield Township.

Name and history

Tiffin Township was established in 1832, and named for the Tiffin River which flows through it.[4] Statewide, the only other Tiffin Township is located in Adams 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 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.

Transportation

Two significant highways in Tiffin Township are State Route 15, which travels from northwest to southeast in the southwestern corner of the township; and State Route 66, which travels north–south through the eastern half of the township.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tiffin township, Defiance County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 21 June 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of Defiance County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns, Etc. ; Military Record ; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men ; Farm Views ; Personal Reminiscences, Etc. 1883. Warner, Beers. 347.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 34-35. .