Dudley Township, Ohio

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Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Township
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Shawnee Ford at the Scioto River, a historic site in the township
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Location of Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°35′38″N83°29′3″W / 40.59389°N 83.48417°W / 40.59389; -83.48417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hardin
Area
 • Total37.37 sq mi (96.78 km2)
 • Land37.36 sq mi (96.75 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,490
 • Density40/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-22736 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086259 [1]

Dudley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,490.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Dudley Township, although the unincorporated community of Hepburn lies in the township's north.

Name and history

Dudley Township was established in the 1830s, and named for Moses Dudley, a pioneer settler. [4] It is the only Dudley Township statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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. ↑ "Dudley township, Hardin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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