Center 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

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 3,056 people in the township.

Geography

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

• 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:...
  
   - north
• 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:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Pulaski Township
  Pulaski Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Pulaski Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,628 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• 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....
  
   - southeast corner
• 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
• Milford Township, Defiance County
  Milford Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Milford Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,013 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• St. Joseph Township
  St. Joseph Township, Williams County, Ohio
  St. Joseph Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,227 people in the township, 1,821 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Florence Township
  Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Florence Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,115 people in the township, 1,087 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

A small section of the county seat

County seat

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 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...

 is located in eastern Center Township, and the unincorporated communities

Unincorporated area

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 of Melbern

Melbern, Ohio

Melbern is a small unincorporated community in western Center Township, Williams County, Ohio, United States. It is situated on County Road 9 south of County Road D.-Geography:...

 and Williams Center

Williams Center, Ohio

Williams Center is an unincorporated community in southeastern Center Township, Williams County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 2 and 576. The headwaters of the Little Lick Creek, a subsidiary of the Maumee River through Lick Creek and the Tiffin River, are...

lie in the township's west and southeast respectively.

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.

The Center Township Hall is located on County Road 12, just north of County Road D.