Blanchard Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Hardin County

Hardin County, Ohio

Hardin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,058. Its county seat is Kenton and is named for John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,640 people in the township, 688 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Delaware Township, Hancock County
  Delaware Township, Hancock County, Ohio
  Delaware Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,229 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Hardin County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,139 people in the township, 513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,608 people in the township, 1,662 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Cessna Township
  Cessna Township, Hardin County, Ohio
  Cessna Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 519 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Washington Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 787 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Madison Township, Hancock County
  Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,156 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

The village of Dunkirk

Dunkirk, Ohio

Dunkirk is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 952.-Geography:Dunkirk is located at ....

 is located in northeastern Blanchard Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Blanchard Townships are located in Hancock

Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Blanchard Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,170 people in the township, 855 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and Putnam

Blanchard Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Blanchard Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township, 1,062 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

Counties.

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, 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.