Amboy Township, Ohio

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Amboy Township, Fulton County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Amboy Township in Fulton County
Coordinates: 41°41′56″N83°56′17″W / 41.69889°N 83.93806°W / 41.69889; -83.93806
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fulton
Area
 • Total25.9 sq mi (67.1 km2)
 • Land25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,878
 • Density71/sq mi (27.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-01728 [2]
GNIS feature ID1086120 [1]

Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,878, [3] up from 1,846 at the 2010 census. 1,219 of the residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.

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Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Michigan border, it borders the following townships:

The village of Metamora is located in northeastern Amboy Township, and the unincorporated communities of Ai and Assumption lie in the township's south.

Name and history

Amboy Township was organized in 1837. [4] It is the only Amboy Township statewide.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960 1,727—
1970 1,714−0.8%
1980 1,596−6.9%
1990 1,531−4.1%
2000 1,5491.2%
2010 1,84619.2%
2020 1,8781.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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, [6] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Amboy township, Fulton County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1888). History of Henry and Fulton counties, Ohio. D. Mason & Co. p. 434.
  5. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing" . Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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