Northwest Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Williams County

Williams County, Ohio

Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 37,642. Its county seat is Bryan and is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,384 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county at the intersection of the Indiana

Indiana

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 and Michigan

Michigan

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 borders, it borders the following townships:

• Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
  Camden Township, Michigan
  Camden Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,088 at the 2000 census.The villages of Camden and Montgomery are within the township.- History :...
  
   - north
• Amboy Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
  Amboy Township, Michigan
  Amboy Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,224....
  
   - northeast
• Bridgewater Township
  Bridgewater Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Bridgewater Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,401 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Superior Township
  Superior Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Superior Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,769 people in the township, 1,452 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Florence Township
  Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Florence Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,115 people in the township, 1,087 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
  Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
  Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 538, making it the smallest township in the county.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• York Township, Steuben County, Indiana
  York Township, Steuben County, Indiana
  York Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 670.-Geography:York Township covers an area of...
  
  - west

No municipalities are located in Northwest Township.

Because Williams County is located in the northwestern corner of Ohio, and because Northwest Township is located in the northwestern corner of Williams County, it is located in the northwestern corner of the entire state. As a result, it is the only township is the state to border both Indiana and Michigan.

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.