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Delaware Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,208.
Delaware Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Old grange hall southeast of Mount Blanchard | |
 Location of Delaware Township in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′33″N 83°33′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2) |
| • Land | 31.1 sq mi (80.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,208 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-21462[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086243[1] |
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Mount Blanchard is located in northern Delaware Township.
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,[4] 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.
