Flatrock Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Henry County

Henry County, Ohio

Henry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,215. Its county seat is Napoleon and is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech....

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Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,254 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Napoleon Township
  Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Napoleon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,331 people in the township, 1,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township, 1,026 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,177 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Marion Township
  Marion Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,417 people in the township, 767 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township, 927 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Highland Township, Defiance County
  Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Highland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,658 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Richland Township, Defiance County
  Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,941 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the city of Defiance, and 1,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  
   - west
• Adams Township, Defiance County
  Adams Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 999 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Florida

Florida, Ohio

Florida is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Florida is located at ....

is located in northwestern Flatrock Township.

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.