Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
Township
Fields in southeastern Goshen Township
Fields in southeastern Goshen Township
Location of Goshen Township in Auglaize County
Location of Goshen Township in Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40°33′21″N 83°57′6″W / 40.55583°N 83.95167°W / 40.55583; -83.95167
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAuglaize
Area
 • Total
17.9 sq mi (46.3 km2)
 • Land17.9 sq mi (46.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
472
 • Density26/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-30954[2]
GNIS feature ID1085765[1]

Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 472 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Goshen Township, although the unincorporated community of New Hampshire lies in the township's center.

Goshen Township contains slightly less than eighteen square miles.[4] 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.[4]

Name and history

It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.[5]

Originally part of Allen County, the township was formed in 1836.[6]

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 in Logan County was exchanged to Clay Township 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,[7] 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.

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. [citation needed]

The township is served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the Waynesfield post office (45896) and the Lakeview (43331) post office. New Hampshire has its own zip code (45870).

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Goshen township, Auglaize County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Auglaize County, Ohio 2006 Highway Map Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Auglaize County Engineer's Office, 2006. Accessed 5 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing, 1917. Accessed 5 July 2007. Page 123.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.