title: Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio
text: # Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  
  Delaware Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 2,713.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  
  * Troy Township - north
  * Brown Township - northeast
  * Berlin Township - southeast
  * Liberty Township - south
  * Concord Township - southwest
  * Scioto Township - west
  * Radnor Township - northwest
  
  Most of Delaware Township is occupied by the city of Delaware, the county seat of Delaware County.
  
  ## Name and history
  
  Statewide, other Delaware Townships are located in Defiance and Hancock counties.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Public services
  
  Emergency medical services in Delaware Township are provided by the Delaware County EMS.
  
  