Bowling Green Township, Marion County, Ohio

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Bowling Green Township, Marion County, Ohio
Bowling Green Township School.jpg
Former school west of LaRue
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Location of Bowling Green Township in Marion County
Coordinates: 40°33′7″N83°21′55″W / 40.55194°N 83.36528°W / 40.55194; -83.36528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Marion
Area
  Total27.6 sq mi (71.6 km2)
  Land27.6 sq mi (71.6 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
925 ft (282 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total603
  Density22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-07958 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086575 [1]

Bowling Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 603 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Bowling Green Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bowling Green Township is located in Licking County.

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, [4] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Bowling Green township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.