Granville Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Granville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population of the township was 4,227 at the 2020 census. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Butler Township – north Marion Township – east Wabash Township, Darke County – southeast Allen Township, Darke County – southwest Gibson Township – west Recovery Township – northwest Two incorporated villages are located in Granville Township: part of Burkettsville in the south, and St. Henry in the north. Name and history Granville Township was established in 1837. The only other Granville Township in Ohio is in Licking County. 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