German Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Fulton County

Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 42,698. Its county seat is Wauseon. Fulton County is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat....

, 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 6,458 people in the township, 2,168 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 739 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Gorham Township - north...
  
   - north
• Dover Township
  Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Dover Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,468 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chesterfield Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Clinton Township
  Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Clinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,280 people in the township, 2,189 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Freedom Township, Henry County
  Freedom Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Freedom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,002 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Ridgeville Township, Henry County
  Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Ridgeville Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,132 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Springfield Township, Williams County
  Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,958 people in the township, 841 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Brady Township, Williams County
  Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Brady Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,822 people in the township, 1,032 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

The village of Archbold

Archbold, Ohio

Archbold is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,290 at the 2000 census.Archbold is home to Northwest State Community College...

 is located in southern German Township.

The fake town of Beatosu

Goblu and Beatosu

Beatosu and Goblu are two non-existent Ohio towns that were inserted into the 1978–1979 official state of Michigan map. The names refer to the slogan of University of Michigan fans and a reference to their archrivals from the Ohio State University .Peter Fletcher, a U of M alumnus and chairman of...

 was inserted into the 1978-79 Michigan

Michigan

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 state map in the township as a joke.

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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Built in the 1860s and 1870s, the Goll Homestead

Goll Homestead

The Goll Homestead is a historic farm complex in far western Fulton County, Ohio, United States. Located in German Township northwest of Archbold, the farm has been declared a historic site because of its role in the region's settlement.-House:...

 in the township's northwest 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.