Township
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
1. In surveys of the public land of the United States, a "township" is a division of territory six mlles square, containing thirty-six sections.
2. In some of the states, this is the name given to the civil and political subdivisions of a county. See Town.
— Township trustee. One of a board of officers to whom, in some states, affairs of a township are intrusted.