Perrysburg Township is one of the nineteen townships

Civil township

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 of Wood County

Wood County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 13,613 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county and somewhat resembling Wood County in its borders, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

• Rossford
  Rossford, Ohio
  Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 6,406 at the 2000 census. The town includes the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike.- History :...
  
   - north
• Northwood
  Northwood, Ohio
  Northwood is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,471 at the 2000 census.-History:Northwood was originally Ross Township. It was the northernmost township in Wood County from its establishment on April 18, 1874 until December 1, 1962. Farms, gardens, orchards, and...
  
   - northeast
• Lake Township
  Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Lake Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,350 people in the township, 6,643 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,355 people in the township, 3,357 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Webster Township
  Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Webster Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,277 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Middleton Township
  Middleton Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Middleton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,598 people in the township, 1,960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Perrysburg
  Perrysburg, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 16,945 people, 6,592 households, and 4,561 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,899.2 people per square mile . There were 6,964 housing units at an average density of 780.5 per square mile...
  
   - northwest

Name and history

It is the only Perrysburg Township statewide.

Established on May 8, 1823, it is the oldest township in Wood County.

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.

Education

Owens Community College

Owens Community College

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 and Penta County Vocational High School are located in Perrysburg Township.

External links

• Township website
• County website