Damascus Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Henry County

Henry County, Ohio

Henry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,215. Its county seat is Napoleon and is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,781 people in the township, 1,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,913 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Providence Township, Lucas County
  Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio
  Providence Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,454 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Grand Rapids Township, Wood County
  Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Grand Rapids Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,631 people in the township, 629 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Weston Township, Wood County
  Weston Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Weston Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,274 people in the township, 741 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast, between Grand Rapids and Milton Townships
• Milton Township, Wood County
  Milton Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Milton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,159 people in the township, 630 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Richfield Township
  Richfield Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Richfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 654 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Damascus Township - north...
  
   - south
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,177 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township, 1,026 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,591 people in the township, 1,296 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of McClure

McClure, Ohio

McClure is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McClure is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

is located in central Damascus Township.

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, 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.