Hicksville Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,872 people in the township.
Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Township hall, northeast of Hicksville | |
 Location of Hicksville Township in Defiance County | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′42″N 84°45′10″W / 41.29500°N 84.75278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Defiance |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,872 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43526 |
| Area code | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-35112[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086033[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
- Milford Township - north
- Farmer Township - northeast corner
- Mark Township - east
- Crane Township, Paulding County - southeast corner
- Carryall Township, Paulding County - south
- Scipio Township, Allen County, Indiana - southwest
- Newville Township, DeKalb County, Indiana - west
The village of Hicksville is located in western Hicksville Township.
Name and history
editHicksville Township was organized in 1839.[4] It is the only Hicksville Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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.
Transportation
editThree state highways travel through Hicksville Township, all of which meet in the village of Hicksville:[7] State Route 2, which travels from northeast to southwest
- State Route 18, which travels from northwest to east
- State Route 49, which travels generally from north to south
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Hicksville township, Defiance County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. Warner, Beers. 1883. p. 278.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 34. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.