Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Bokes Creek Township is one of the seventeen townships
of Logan County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,308 people in the township.
Parts of the villages of West Mansfield
and Ridgeway
are located in southeastern and northern Bokes Creek Township respectively.
Bokes Creek Township was formed in 1838 from Perry Township
.
, Darrell Ramsey and Joseph Ramsey were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively.
and 292
pass through Bokes Creek Township.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Logan County
Logan County, Ohio
Logan County is a county in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,858. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area....
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,308 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:- Hale Township, Hardin CountyHale Township, Hardin County, OhioHale Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,559 people in the township, 705 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Washington Township, Union CountyWashington Township, Union County, OhioWashington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 705 people in the township. In that year, the township included 413 registered voters.-Geography:...
- northeast - York Township, Union CountyYork Township, Union County, OhioYork Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,174 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southeast - Perry TownshipPerry Township, Logan County, OhioPerry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,022 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Bokes Creek Township - north...
- south - Rushcreek TownshipRushcreek Township, Logan County, OhioRushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,191 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Taylor Creek Township, Hardin CountyTaylor Creek Township, Hardin County, OhioTaylor Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 517 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northwest
Parts of the villages of West Mansfield
West Mansfield, Ohio
West Mansfield is a village located in Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 700 at the 2000 census.A branch of the Logan County District Library serves the West Mansfield community.-Geography:West Mansfield is located at ....
and Ridgeway
Ridgeway, Ohio
Ridgeway is a village in Hardin and Logan counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 354 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ridgeway is located at ....
are located in southeastern and northern Bokes Creek Township respectively.
Name and history
It is the only Bokes Creek Township statewide.Bokes Creek Township was formed in 1838 from Perry Township
Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio
Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,022 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Bokes Creek Township - north...
.
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. In the elections of November 2007United States general elections, 2007
The 2007 United States general elections were held on Tuesday, November 6. During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. None of these congressional seats changed party hands...
, Darrell Ramsey and Joseph Ramsey were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively.
Transportation
State Routes 47Ohio State Route 47
Ohio State Route 47 is a state highway running from the Indiana border at Union City to Waldo, about ten miles south of Marion. In Bellefontaine, State Route 47 follows the path of different streets from Main Street and Sandusky Avenue to the intersection just north of Mary Rutan Hospital, about...
and 292
Ohio State Route 292
State Route 292 is a two-lane north–south state highway in the western portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of the highway is at a diamond interchange with the U.S. Route 33 expressway approximately southeast of the village of Zanesfield...
pass through Bokes Creek Township.