Buck Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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of
Hardin County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 2,391.
Geography
Located in the southern center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Pleasant Township - north
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Dudley Township - east
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Hale Township - southeast
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Taylor Creek Township - southwest
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Lynn Township - west
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Cessna Township - northwest
Part of the city of
Kenton, the
county seat
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of Hardin County, is located in northern Buck Township.
Name and history
Buck Township most likely was organized in 1845. This township derives its name from Harvey Buckminster, a pioneer settler. It is the only Buck Township statewide, although there is a
Bucks Township in Tuscarawas 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Hardin County, Ohio
1845 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1845
Townships in Ohio