Emerald Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 765 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Delaware Township, Defiance County - north Defiance Township, Defiance County - northeast Auglaize Township - east Jackson Township - south Paulding Township - southwest corner Crane Township - west Mark Township, Defiance County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Emerald Township.
Name and history It is the only Emerald 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,§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.
References
External links County website