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.