Flatrock Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,254 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Napoleon Township - north
• Harrison Township - northeast corner
• Monroe Township - east
• Marion Township - southeast corner
• Pleasant Township - south
• Highland Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
• Richland Township, Defiance County - west
• Adams Township, Defiance County - northwest corner

The village of Florida is located in northwestern Flatrock Township.

Name and history

It is the only Flatrock Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

• County website