York Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Fulton County

Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 42,698. Its county seat is Wauseon. Fulton County is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,203 people in the township, 1,788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,738 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Royalton Township - north...
  
   - north
• Fulton Township
  Fulton Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Fulton Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,261 people in the township, 1,618 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Swan Creek Township
  Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Swan Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,461 people in the township, 6,306 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Washington Township, Henry County
  Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,913 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Liberty Township, Henry County
  Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,591 people in the township, 1,296 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Freedom Township, Henry County
  Freedom Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Freedom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,002 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Clinton Township
  Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Clinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,280 people in the township, 2,189 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Dover Township
  Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  Dover Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,468 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chesterfield Township - north...
  
   - northwest corner

Much of the village of Delta

Delta, Ohio

Delta is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,930 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delta is located at ....

is located in northeastern York 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.