Superior Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,286 people in the township.
Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: Bridgewater Township - north Madison Township - northeast Jefferson Township - east Pulaski Township - southeast corner Center Township - south St. Joseph Township - southwest corner Florence Township - west Northwest Township - northwest corner
It is one of only two county townships (the other being Jefferson Township) without a border on another county.
Most of the village of Montpelier is located in northeastern Superior Township.
Name and history Superior Township was organized in 1839. It is the only Superior 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 fiscal officer,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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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External links County website