Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
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Shocks of wheat on an Amish farm west of Mount Victory
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Location of Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio |
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Coordinates: 40°31′49″N 83°32′13″W / 40.53028°N 83.53694°WCoordinates: 40°31′49″N 83°32′13″W / 40.53028°N 83.53694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Hardin |
Area | |
• Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
• Land | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,559 |
• Density | 42.7/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-32837 |
GNIS feature ID | 1086261 |
Hale Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,559 people in the township, 705 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Hale Township: Mount Victory in the center, and part of Ridgeway in the southeast along the border with Bokes Creek Township.
Hale Township was established in 1835. It is the only Hale Township statewide.
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.