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.
Bokescreek Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields south of Ridgeway | |
 Location of Bokescreek Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Bokescreek Township in Logan County | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′13″N 83°33′39″W / 40.45361°N 83.56083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.87 sq mi (87.71 km2) |
| • Land | 33.86 sq mi (87.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,374 |
| • Density | 41/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-07552[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086482[2] |
Geography
editLocated 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
editBokescreek Township was formed in 1837 from Perry Township, and named after Bokes Creek.[5] It is the only Bokescreek Township statewide.
Government
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.