St. Joseph 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

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 3,227 people in the township, 1,821 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana

Indiana

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 line, it borders the following townships:

• 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:...
  
   - north
• 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:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Center Township
  Center Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Center Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,056 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Superior Township - north...
  
   - east
• 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:...
  
   - southeast 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
• Stafford Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Stafford Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Stafford Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 282.-References:* * -External links:* *...
  
   - southwest
• Troy Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Troy Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Troy Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 322.-Geography:Troy Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-References:* * -External links:* *...
  
   - west

The village of Edgerton

Edgerton, Ohio

Edgerton is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Edgerton is located at ....

is located in southern St. Joseph 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.