Emerald Township, Ohio

Emerald Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 765 people in the township.

Emerald Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Township
The William Sinn Round Barn
Location of Emerald Township in Paulding County
Coordinates: 41°12′9″N 84°31′32″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Paulding
Area
• Total	32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	715 ft (218 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	765
• Density	23.4/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-25298[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086772[1]

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.^[4]

Government

Emerald Township House

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.