Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
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Goshen Township is one of the fourteen 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 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
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 523 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,591 people in the township, 788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Roundhead Township, Hardin County
    Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    Roundhead Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Stokes Township, Logan County
    Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio
    Stokes Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,367 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Clay Township
    Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
    Clay Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 700 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...

     - southwest
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,870 people in the township, 1,614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest


No municipalities are located in Goshen Township, although the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 of New Hampshire
New Hampshire, Ohio
New Hampshire is a census-designated place located in central Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The community is served by the Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District.Located between Wapakoneta and Lakeview at the intersection of U.S...

 lies in the township's center.

Goshen Township contains slightly less than eighteen square miles. It is the smallest township in terms of both population and area in Auglaize County. The southeastern part of the township is located in the Virginia Military District
Virginia Military District
The Virginia Military District was an approximately 4.2 million acre area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment for veterans of the American Revolutionary War....

.

Name and history

It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide
Goshen Township, Ohio
Goshen Township, Ohio may refer to:*Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio*Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio*Goshen Township, Champaign County, Ohio*Goshen Township, Clermont County, Ohio*Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio...

.

Originally part of Allen County
Allen County, Ohio
Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

, the township was formed in 1836.

The township was also involved in one of the last county border changes in Ohio. This change occurred in 1888 when part of Stokes Township
Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio
Stokes Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,367 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 in Logan County
Logan County, Ohio
Logan County is a county in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,858. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area....

 was exchanged to Clay Township
Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
Clay Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 700 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...

 for part of Goshen 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.

The current trustees are Gary Horn, Donald Spangler, and Larry Williams, and Jodi Hennon is the township clerk. The trustees themselves plow snow and mow along the roads in the township. On November 6, 2007, Edward Spencer was elected to replace Larry Williams in January 2008.

Public services

The Waynesfield-Goshen School District encompasses a large part of the township, with small portions in the northeast served by the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.

The township is served by the Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Wapakoneta is a city in and the county seat of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States with a population of 9,474 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan S A, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio CSA...

 (45895) post office, the Waynesfield
Waynesfield, Ohio
Waynesfield is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States with a population of 803 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Waynesfield is located at ....

 post office (45896) and the Lakeview
Lakeview, Ohio
Lakeview is a village in Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,074 at the 2000 census.A branch of the Logan County District Library serves the Lakeview community.-Geography:Lakeview is located at ....

(43331) post office. New Hampshire has its own zip code (45870).
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