Duchouquet Township

Duchouquet Township
Duchouquet Township Location in Ohio
Basic data
Foundation :	1833
State :	United States
State :	Ohio
County :	Auglaize County
Coordinates :	40 ° 35 ′  N , 84 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 84 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	14,329 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	131.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	109.5 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 109.3 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	282 m
Postal code :	45895
Area code :	+1 419
FIPS :	39-22722
GNIS ID :	1085763
Townships of Auglaize County

Duchouquet Township is one of 14 townships of Auglaize County in the US state of Ohio . According to the census in 2000, 14,329 inhabitants were registered here.

geography

Duchouquet Township is located in the north-center of Auglaize County in northwest Ohio and is bordered clockwise by the townships: Shawnee Township in Allen County , Perry Township (Allen County), Union Township , Clay Township , Pusheta Township , Washington Township, and Logan Township .

history

Duchouquet Township was formed on March 4, 1833. It was named after Francis Duchoquet, a French trapper who lived here with the Shawnee who lived here. The Shawnee came to this area after 1780 after the Miami were evicted.

administration

The township is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of three elected members. Two people are elected in the year after the presidential election and one in the year before. The term of office usually lasts four years and begins on January 1st. There is also a township clerk (secretary), who is also elected for a four-year term in the year before the presidential election. His term of office begins on April 1st.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures at Factfinder.census.gov ( Memento from February 12, 2020 in the web archive archive.today )