Logan Township is one of the fourteen 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 Auglaize County

Auglaize County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,611 people, 17,376 households, and 12,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 18,470 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,201 people in the township, 946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Amanda Township, Allen County
  Amanda Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Amanda Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,913 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...
  
   - north
• Shawnee Township, Allen County
  Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Shawnee Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,220 people in the township, 8,365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Duchouquet Township
  Duchouquet Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
  Duchouquet Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,329 people in the township, 3,111 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Moulton Township
  Moulton Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
  Moulton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,704 people in the township, 1,682 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Noble Township
  Noble Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
  Noble Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,439 people in the township, 1,240 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Salem Township
  Salem Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 580 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Spencer Township, Allen County
  Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Spencer Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,106 people in the township, 871 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The village of Buckland

Buckland, Ohio

Buckland is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States with a population of 255 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area...

 is located in southern Logan Township.

Logan Township contains twenty whole sections and six half sections for a total of twenty-three square miles. It is crossed in the east by the Auglaize River.

Name and history

It is the only Logan Township statewide.

Formed in 1848, Logan Township was originally part of Moulton Township

Moulton Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Moulton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,704 people in the township, 1,682 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and Amanda Township

Amanda Township, Allen County, Ohio

Amanda Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,913 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...

 in Allen County

Allen County, Ohio

Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

.

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.

Public services

The township is split between the Wapakoneta City School District, the Saint Marys City School District, Spencerville Local Schools, and Shawnee Local Schools.

The eastern and southern sections of the township is served by the Wapakoneta

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Wapakoneta is a city in and the county seat of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States with a population of 9,474 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan S A, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio CSA...

 (45895) post office, the northwestern section by the Spencerville

Spencerville, Ohio

Spencerville is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 2,235 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Spencerville is located at ....

 (45887) post office, and the northeastern section by the Cridersville

Cridersville, Ohio

Cridersville is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area....

 (45806) branch of the Lima

Lima, Ohio

Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....

post office. Buckland (45819) maintains a local post office.