Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio

Napoleon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,750.

Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio
Township
Okolona grain elevator
Location of Napoleon Township (red) in Henry County, around the city of Napoleon (yellow)
Coordinates: 41°23′18″N 84°8′43″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Henry
Area
• Total	35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2)
• Land	34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	676 ft (206 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,750
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	43545, 43550
Area code	419
FIPS code	39-53564[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086294[1]

Geography

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

• Freedom Township - north
• Liberty Township - northeast
• Harrison Township - east
• Monroe Township - southeast corner
• Flatrock Township - south
• Richland Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
• Adams Township, Defiance County - west
• Ridgeville Township - northwest corner

Most of the city of Napoleon, the county seat of Henry County, is located in the eastern half of Napoleon Township, and the unincorporated community of Okolona lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

It is the only Napoleon Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[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.

Public education for the township is administered by the Napoleon Area City School District.^[6]