Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio
Township


Location of Bucyrus Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Bucyrus (yellow)
Coordinates: 40°47′6″N 83°0′34″W / 40.78500°N 83.00944°W / 40.78500; -83.00944Coordinates: 40°47′6″N 83°0′34″W / 40.78500°N 83.00944°W / 40.78500; -83.00944
Country United States
State Ohio
County Crawford
Area
 • Total 31.4 sq mi (81.3 km2)
 • Land 31.3 sq mi (81.1 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 991 ft (302 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 835
 • Density 27/sq mi (10.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44820
Area code(s) 419
FIPS code 39-10044[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085933[1]

Bucyrus Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 835.[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the city of Bucyrus, the county seat of Crawford County, is located in northeastern Bucyrus Township.

Name and history

It is the only Bucyrus Township statewide.

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,[4] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bucyrus township, Crawford County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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