Moulton Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Moulton Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
—  Township  —
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, a township landmark
Location of Moulton Township in Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40°35′13″N 84°16′29″W / 40.58694°N 84.27472°W / 40.58694; -84.27472Coordinates: 40°35′13″N 84°16′29″W / 40.58694°N 84.27472°W / 40.58694; -84.27472
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Auglaize
Area
– Total	27.9 sq mi (72.4 km2)
– Land	27.9 sq mi (72.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	866 ft (264 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,704
– Density	61.0/sq mi (23.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-52472[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085768[1]

Moulton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,704 people in the township, 1,682 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Logan Township - north
• Duchouquet Township - east
• Pusheta Township - southeast corner
• Washington Township - south
• Saint Marys Township - southwest corner
• Noble Township - west

A small corner of Wapakoneta, the largest city and county seat of Auglaize County, is located in far eastern Moulton Township. As well, the unincorporated communities of Glynwood and Moulton lie in the township's southwest and south respectively.

Moulton Township contains twenty whole sections and six half sections for a total of twenty-three square miles.^[4] It is crossed in the northeast corner by the Auglaize River.^[5]

Name and history

It is the only Moulton Township statewide.^[6]

Organized in 1834, the township was originally a part of Allen County and included the southern part of Logan Township.^[7]

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,^[8] 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 services

The township is split between the Wapakoneta City School District and the Saint Marys City School District.

The eastern section of the township is served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the western section by the Saint Marys (45885) post office, and the northern section by the Buckland (45819) post office.

The major highway in Moulton Township is U.S. Route 33, which traverses the southern part of the township.^[9]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio 2006 Highway Map Auglaize County Engineer's Office, 2006. Accessed 5 July 2007.
5. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 45. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
7. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing, 1917. Accessed 5 July 2007. Page 109.
8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
9. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 45. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.

External links

• County website