Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio
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Blanchard Township is a township in Hancock County, Ohio. It contains the village of Benton Ridge.
It is bordered by Pleasant Township (north), Portage Township (northeast), Liberty Township (east), Eagle Township (southeast), Union Township (south), Riley Township, Putnam County (southwest), Blanchard Township, Putnam County (west), and Van Buren Township, Putnam County (northwest).
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
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Municipalities and Communities of Hancock County, Ohio (County Seat: Findlay) |
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| Cities | Findlay | Fostoria |
| Villages | Arcadia | Arlington | Benton Ridge | Jenera | McComb | Mount Blanchard | Mount Cory | Rawson | Van Buren | Vanlue |
| Townships | Allen | Amanda | Biglick | Blanchard | Cass | Delaware | Eagle | Jackson | Liberty | Madison | Marion | Orange | Pleasant | Portage | Union | Van Buren | Washington |
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