Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio

Henry Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,079 people in the township.

Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio
Township
Fields east of Hoytville
Location of Henry Township in Wood County
Coordinates: 41°11′37″N 83°41′0″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Area
• Total	36.0 sq mi (93.4 km2)
• Land	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,079
• Density	113.3/sq mi (43.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-34986[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087184[1]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Liberty Township - north
• Portage Township - northeast corner
• Bloom Township - east
• Allen Township, Hancock County - southeast
• Portage Township, Hancock County - south
• Pleasant Township, Hancock County - southwest corner
• Jackson Township - west
• Milton Township - northwest

The village of North Baltimore is located in southeastern Henry Township.

Name and history

Henry Township was established in 1836,^[4] and named after Henry Shaw, a county official.^[5] It is the only Henry Township statewide.^[6]

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,^[7] 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.