German Township is one of the twelve townships in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,576 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Franklin Township - north Dover Township - northeast corner Clinton Township - east Freedom Township, Henry County - southeast corner Ridgeville Township, Henry County - south Springfield Township, Williams County - southwest Brady Township, Williams County - west
The village of Archbold is located in southern German Township.
The fake town of Beatosu was inserted into the 1978-79 Michigan state map of the township as a joke.
Name and history It is one of five German Townships 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Attractions
The Goll Woods State Nature Preserve northwest of Archbold, beside the Tiffin River, is located in the township. Built in the 1860s and 1870s, the Goll Homestead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.State Board Recommends 10 Ohio Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places , Ohio Historical Society, 2005-08-05. Accessed 2010-08-06.
Public services Public Schools
Students from the township are served by the following public local school districts:School District Boundary Maps GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 29 March 2016
Archbold Area Local School District Pettisville Local School District
Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:Zip Map: Fulton County ZipMap.net
Archbold, Ohio 43502 Stryker, Ohio 43557 Wauseon, Ohio 43567
Telephone
All of the township is within the Archbold telephone exchange, which is served by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:PUCO: Ohio Telephone Exchange Areas puco.gov
419-220 419-403 419-445 419-446 419-572 567-444
Electric
Toledo Edison serves most of the township with electricity, with Midwest Energy Cooperative providing it to a small area around the Tiffin River north of and west of Goll Woods.PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio puco.gov
Highways
References
External links County website Goll Woods State Nature Preserve Ohiodnr.gov.