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.GeographyLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Clinton Township, Fulton County - northYork Township, Fulton County - northeast cornerLiberty Township - eastNapoleon Township - southAdams Township, Defiance County - southwest cornerRidgeville Township - westGerman Township, Fulton County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Freedom Township.Name and historyStatewide, other Freedom Townships are located in Portage and Wood counties.GovernmentThe 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.