| Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 39.6697°N -82.7683°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fairfield |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Km2: | 95.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 95.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 938 |
| Elevation M: | 286 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2722 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 43102 |
| Area Code: | 740 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Amanda Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,722.
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Amanda is located in southeastern Amanda Township, and the unincorporated community of Royalton lies in the northern part of the township.
Amanda Township took its name from Fort Amanda.[4] Statewide, other Amanda Townships are located in Allen and Hancock counties.[5]
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,[6] 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.