Hale 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 1,537.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Dudley Township - north
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Bowling Green Township, Marion County - east
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Washington Township, Union County - southeast
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Bokescreek Township, Logan County - southwest
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Taylor Creek Township - west
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Buck Township - northwest
Two villages are located in Hale Township:
Mount Victory in the center, and part of
Ridgeway in the southeast along the border with Bokescreek Township.
Name and history
Hale Township was established in 1835. It is the only Hale 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,
§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 WebsiteHardin County Chamber & Business Alliance website
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Townships in Hardin County, Ohio
1835 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1835
Townships in Ohio