Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio

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Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township
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Interstate 70 southwest of Brownsville
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Location of Bowling Green Township in Licking County
Coordinates: 39°56′4″N82°17′46″W / 39.93444°N 82.29611°W / 39.93444; -82.29611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Licking
Area
[1]
 • Total21.19 sq mi (54.88 km2)
 • Land21.13 sq mi (54.73 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
[2]
971 ft (296 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total1,799
 • Density85/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-07944 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086453 [2]
Website bowlinggreentwp.org

Bowling Green Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,799.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Bowling Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Brownsville lies in the northeastern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bowling Green Township is located in Marion County. The township is located within the Refugee Tract.

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, [5] 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Bowling Green township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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