Bokescreek Township, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°27′13″N 83°33′39″W / 40.45361°N 83.56083°W / 40.45361; -83.56083CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyLoganArea

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• Total33.87 sq mi (87.71 km²) • Land33.86 sq mi (87.69 km²) • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

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1,079 ft (329 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total1,374 • Density41/sq mi (16/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area codes937, 326FIPS code39-07552^[4]GNIS feature ID1086482^[2]

Bokescreek Township or Bokes Creek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,374.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Hale Township, Hardin County - north
Washington Township, Union County - northeast
York Township, Union County - southeast
Perry Township - south
Rushcreek Township - west
Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County - northwest

Parts of the villages of West Mansfield and Ridgeway are located in southeastern and northern Bokescreek Township respectively.

Name and history

Bokescreek Township was formed in 1837 from Perry Township, and named after Bokes Creek.^[5] It is the only Bokescreek 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, 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.

Transportation

State Routes 47 and 292 pass through Bokescreek Township.

References

^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Bokescreek township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 507.