Tod Township, Crawford County, Ohio
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Tod Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township
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 of Crawford County
Crawford County, Ohio
Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 739 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Texas Township
    Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Texas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 409 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Lykens Township
    Lykens Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Lykens Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 649 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Holmes Township
    Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Bucyrus Township
    Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Bucyrus Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 828 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast
  • Dallas Township
    Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 455 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Tod Township - north...

     - south
  • Antrim Township, Wyandot County
    Antrim Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
    Antrim Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,275 people in the township, 736 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest
  • Eden Township, Wyandot County
    Eden Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
    Eden Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,026 people in the township, 751 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Sycamore Township, Wyandot County
    Sycamore Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
    Sycamore Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,598 people in the township, 684 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Tod Township, although the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 of Oceola
Oceola, Ohio
Oceola is a census-designated place in central Tod Township, Crawford County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44860. It is located along the road that was U.S. Route 30 until it was recently upgraded to a freeway.-References:...

lies in the center of the 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.
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