Greensburg Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°2′56″N 84°10′16″W / 41.04889°N 84.17111°W

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Greensburg Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Township
Fields northwest of Kalida
Location of Greensburg Township in Putnam County
Coordinates: 41°2′56″N 84°10′16″W / 41.04889°N 84.17111°W / 41.04889; -84.17111
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Putnam
Area
• Total	30.2 sq mi (78.3 km²)
• Land	30.2 sq mi (78.3 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	1,427
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-32228^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086858^[1]

Greensburg Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,427 people in the township.

Geography

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

Palmer Township – north
Liberty Township – northeast corner
Ottawa Township – east
Union Township – south
Jackson Township – southwest corner
Perry Township – west
Monroe Township – northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Greensburg Township.

Name and history

The only Greensburg Township statewide,^[4] it was organized in 1835.^[5] The origin of the name Greensburg is unclear.^[6]

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,^[7] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Greensburg township, Putnam County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ Warren, Robert (May 31, 1953). "Blanchard River Brought Pioneers To Putnam". Toledo Blade. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 118.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ottawa
Villages	Belmore Cloverdale Columbus Grove Continental Dupont Ft. Jennings Gilboa Glandorf Kalida Leipsic Miller City Ottawa Ottoville Pandora West Leipsic	Map of Ohio highlighting Putnam County
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CDP	Vaughnsville
Unincorporated communities	Avis Cascade Crosswell Cuba Dorninton Douglas Elm Center Hartsburg Hector Jones City Kieferville Muntanna New Cleveland North Creek Prentiss Rice Rimer Rushmore Townwood Wisterman
Ghost towns	Franconia Huntstown Webster
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