Pulaski Township, Williams County, Ohio
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Pulaski Township is one of the twelve townships
Civil township
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 of Williams County
Williams County, Ohio
Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 37,642. Its county seat is Bryan and is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 2,628 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Jefferson Township
    Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,969 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Brady Township
    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:...

     - northeast corner
  • Springfield Township
    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:...

     - east
  • Tiffin Township, Defiance County
    Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
    Tiffin Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,705 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Washington Township, Defiance County
    Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,521 people in the township, 364 of whom lived in the village of Ney, and 1,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....

     - south
  • Farmer Township, Defiance County
    Farmer Township, Defiance County, Ohio
    Farmer Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 932 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Center Township
    Center Township, Williams County, Ohio
    Center Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,056 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Superior Township - north...

     - west
  • Superior Township
    Superior Township, Williams County, Ohio
    Superior Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,769 people in the township, 1,452 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


Most of Bryan
Bryan, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,333 people, 3,528 households, and 2,155 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,821.7 people per square mile . There were 3,733 housing units at an average density of 816.1 per square mile...

, the county seat
County seat
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 and only city of Williams County, is located in Pulaski Township.

Name and history

The township was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, an American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
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soldier. It is the only Pulaski Township statewide.

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.
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