Townships

Click the township name on the map to get demographic and contact information of the township’s officials.

Carryall Township

203 Cleveland Street
PO Box 652
Antwerp OH 45813

Area: 34.5 square miles

Population: 3,046

Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the home of the Fiscal Officer

Trustees:
Ben Kauser
(419)769-9969

Joseph B. Barker
(419)506-1854

Nathan Zuber
(419) 506-1173

Zoning Inspector:
Mike Molitor
(419)633-2610

Fiscal Officer:
Deborah Wyckoff
15156 Rd 23
Antwerp OH 45813
(419)506-1816

Crane Township

Main St.
Cecil, OH 45821

cranetwp@yahoo.com

Area: 34.5 square miles

Population: 1,530

Meetings: Third Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Township House

Trustees:
Kevin Stuart
(419) 258-9319
Michael Meyer
(419) 769-5760
Joe Sukup
(567)344-1482

Fiscal Officer:
Carol Razo
(419) 438-1433

Zoning Inspector:
Matt Hodge
(419) 789-4555

Emerald Township

16491 Rd. 133
Fax: (419) 393-4144

Area: 32.7 square miles

Population: 824

Meetings: Last Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at the Township House

Trustees:
Kenneth Laker (419) 399-2283
Greg Adkins (419) 670-4156
Rick Weippert (419) 399-4948

Fiscal Officer:
Sam Hatcher, (419) 399-3873

Zoning Inspector:
Nylice Thomas | (419) 399-3171

Auglaize Township

14850 Rd. 169
Fax: (419) 393-4144

Not Zoned

Area: 21.5 square miles

Population:1,535

Meetings: Fourth Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the firehouse

Trustees:
Everett Bennett, (419) 769-4900
Gene Weidenhamer, (419) 393-2372
David Lee Schroeder, (419)439-0227

Fiscal Officer:
Sue A. Becher, (419) 393-2628 (Office) | (419) 393-4134

Harrison Township

7877 Road 51
Payne OH 45880

Area: 35.8 square miles

Population: 1,566

Meetings: Second Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Township House

Trustees:
Chad Benschneider
(419)769-4708

Kerry Hook
(419)910-0059

Bob Young
(419)572-1392

Fiscal Officer:
Kathy Feasby
(419)769-5544

Zoning Inspector:
Bob Burkley
(419)406-0163

Paulding Township

Corner of SR 500 and CR 87

pauldingtownship@gmail.com

Area: 34.0 square miles

Population: 4,008

Meetings: Second Wednesday of the Month of each month at the Township House
November-March: 7:00pm
April-October: 8:00pm

Trustees:
Dennis Layman (419) 786-4959
Mike Kauser (419) 399-2955
Alex Straley (419) 399-7372

Fiscal Officer:
Jane L. Buchman, (419) 399-5938

Zoning Inspector:
Tom Sinn | (419) 399-4613

Jackson Township

9992 Rd. 131, PO Box 21, Paulding, Ohio 45879

Area: 36.2 square miles

Population: 1,886

Meetings: Last Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at the Township House

Trustees:
Dennis Sanderson, (419) 399-2820
Stephen Sprow (419) 399-3003
Charles Holtsberry (419) 399-5197

Fiscal Officer:
Mary Howard, (419) 399-4236

Zoning Inspector:
Not Currently Zoned

Brown Township

200 South First Street
Oakwood, Ohio 45873

Email: browntwp45873@gmail.com

Area: 35.7 square miles

Population: 2,244

Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at the Township office

Trustees:
Craig Dobbelaere (419) 969-0584
Marty Adams (419) 594-3091
Beau Leatherman (419)796-0786

Fiscal Officer:
Kevin Hornish (419) 594-2028 (Office) | (419) 594-3979

Zoning Inspector:
Not Currently Zoned

Benton Township

6100 Rd. 33
Fax: (419) 263-1324

Area: 36.3 square miles

Population: 1,035

Meetings: Second Monday of November - March at 7:00pm at the Township office
and second Monday of April - October at 7:30pm at the Township office

Trustees:
Mark Crosby, (419) 770-2267
Randy W. Noggle, (419) 263-2459
Joseph W. Thome, (419) 263-2673

Fiscal Officer:
Racheal Head, (419) 263-3143 (Office) | (419) 786-0566

Zoning Inspector:
Tom Sinn | (419) 399-4613

Blue Creek Township

County Road 87 and Township Road 48
Phone: (419) 622-6081

Area: 35.6 square miles

Population: 804

Meetings: Last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the Township house

Trustees:
Jammie L. Hughes, (419) 622-3310
Calvin Sinn, (419) 771-0926
Bryce Mills, (419) 203-4758

Fiscal Officer:
Chris Laukhuf, (419) 263-1080

Zoning Inspector:
Dave Mielke (419)399-4097

Latty Township

204 Tyler St.
Grover Hill, OH 45849
shinchcliff@tds.net

Area: 36.2 square miles

Population: 1,026

Meetings: Fourth Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Township House

Trustees:
Lyle R. Ebel, (419) 587-3465
Blake Sinn, (419) 796-9897
Jason Sheets, (419) 786-8925

Fiscal Officer:
Susan Hinchcliff, (419) 587-3318

Zoning Inspector:
Dustin Miller, (419) 203-1921

Washington Township

Corner of SR 114 and RD 177

Area: 35.0 square miles

Population: 789

Meetings: Last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the Township House

Trustees:
Burton Merriman, (419) 786-9013
Lynn A. Noffsinger, (419) 587-3324
Lonnie Lytle, (419) 587-3819

Fiscal Officer:
Neil Beining, (419) 587-3792

Zoning Inspector:
Neil Beining| 419-587-3792

Population by Township/Village (2000)

Township	Population	Village	Population
Paulding	4,008	Paulding	3,595
Carryall	3,046	Antwerp	1,740
Brown	2,244	Payne	1,166
Jackson	1,886	Oakwood	607
Harrison	1,566	Grover Hill	412
Auglaize	1,535	Melrose	322
Crane	1,530	Cecil	216
Benton	1,035	Latty	200
Latty	1,026	Haviland	180
Emerald	824	Broughton	166
Blue Creek	804	Scott	118
Washington	789

Area by Township/Village (2000)

Township	Area	Village	Area
Benton	36.3 square miles	Paulding	2.4 square miles
Jackson	36.1 square miles	Cecil	1.5 square miles
Latty	36.1 square miles	Antwerp	1.2 square miles
Harrison	35.8 square miles	Melrose	0.9 square miles
Brown	35.7 square miles	Scott	0.8 square miles
Blue Creek	35.6 square miles	Oakwood	0.6 square miles
Washington	35.0 square miles	Payne	0.5 square miles
Carryall	34.5 square miles	Haviland	0.3 square miles
Crane	34.5 square miles	Grover Hill	0.3 square miles
Paulding	34.0 square miles	Latty	0.3 square miles
Emerald	32.7 square miles	Broughton	0.2 square miles
Auglaize	21.5 square miles

Road Mileage by Township (2021)

Township	Road Mileage
Brown	51.128
Blue Creek	48.643
Benton	47.208
Washington	46.635
Latty	44.48
Carryall	44.379
Harrison	38.029
Jackson	37.132
Crane	36.017
Emerald	39.54
Auglaize	32.630
Paulding	30.816