German Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

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 of Auglaize County

Auglaize County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,611 people, 17,376 households, and 12,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 18,470 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 3,831 people in the township, 929 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Saint Marys Township
  Saint Marys Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
  Saint Marys Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,600 people in the township, 3,457 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Van Buren Township, Shelby County
  Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Van Buren Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township, 1,424 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• McLean Township, Shelby County
  McLean Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  McLean Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,082 people in the township, 1,738 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,577 people in the township, 776 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Marion Township, Mercer County
  Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Marion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,969 people in the township, 2,605 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Franklin Township, Mercer County
  Franklin Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,303 people in the township, 2,112 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The village of New Bremen

New Bremen, Ohio

New Bremen is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,909 at of the 2000 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area....

 is located in eastern German Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Lock Two

Lock Two, Ohio

Lock Two is an unincorporated community in northeastern German Township, Auglaize County in the west central part of the U.S. state of Ohio....

 lies in the northeastern part of the township.

German Township contains eighteen square miles.

Name and history

It is one of five German Townships statewide

German Township, Ohio

German Township, Ohio may refer to:*German Township, Auglaize County, Ohio*German Township, Clark County, Ohio*German Township, Fulton County, Ohio*German Township, Harrison County, Ohio*German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio...

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Formed while still part of Mercer County

Mercer County, Ohio

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, the township originally included Jackson Township

Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,577 people in the township, 776 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 until separation in 1858. One house in the township, the Julius Boesel House

Julius Boesel House

The Julius Boesel House is a historic house near the village of New Bremen in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located in German Township in southwestern Auglaize County, it is a well-preserved Queen Anne mansion....

 just north of New Bremen, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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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.

Public services

The majority of the township is in the New Bremen School District with southwestern portions being located the Marion Local School District.

The majority of the township is served by the New Bremen (45869) post office, while the southeastern section of the township is served by the Minster

Minster, Ohio

Minster is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,794 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area...

(45865) post office.