census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in western
Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Hopewell Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,672 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
* Liber ...
. It has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
Bascom was laid out in 1837. The community derives its name from Scott & Bascom, publishers of '' The Ohio State Journal''. A post office called Bascom has been in operation since 1850.