Hicksville Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Defiance County

Defiance County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 39,500 people, 15,138 households, and 11,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 96 people per square mile . There were 16,040 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

, 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 5,003 people in the township, 3,649 of whom lived in the village of Hicksville, and 1,354 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 line, it borders the following townships:

• Milford Township
  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:...
  
   - north
• Farmer Township
  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:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Mark Township
  Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Mark Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Farmer Township - north...
  
   - east
• Crane Township, Paulding County
  Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Crane Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,314 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Carryall Township, Paulding County
  Carryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Carryall Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,046 people in the township, 1,306 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Scipio Township
  Scipio Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Scipio Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 414.-Geography:Scipio Township covers an area of and is considered the smallest township in the state.-References:* * -External links:* *...
  
  , Allen County, Indiana
  Allen County, Indiana
  As of the census of 2000, there were 331,849 people, 128,745 households, and 86,259 families residing in the county. The population density was 505 people per square mile . There were 138,905 housing units at an average density of 211 per square mile...
  
   - southwest
• Newville Township
  Newville Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Newville Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 538.-Geography:Newville Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Newville* Newville Center...
  
  , DeKalb County, Indiana
  DeKalb County, Indiana
  DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Named for Revolutionary War hero Johann, Baron de Kalb , the county was created by the Indiana legislature in 1835 and organized in 1837. As of 2010, the population was 42,223...
  
   - west

The village of Hicksville

Hicksville, Ohio

Hicksville is a village in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,649 at the 2000 census.-History:Hicksville was founded by a group of land speculators. Led by Henry W. Hicks, the Hicks Land Company platted the community in 1835 and 1836...

 is located in western Hicksville 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, 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.

Transportation

Three state highways travel through Hicksville Township, all of which meet in the village of Hicksville:
State Route 2, which travels from northeast to southwest

• State Route 18, which travels from northwest to east
• State Route 49
  Ohio State Route 49
  State Route 49 or SR 49 is a state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It begins at Drexel with US 35 and runs northwesterly to Greenville, and then runs roughly along near the western edge of the state near the Indiana state line to the Michigan state line where it meets with...
  
  , which travels generally from north to south