Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio

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Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Township
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On the Lincoln Highway in New Stark
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Location of Van Buren Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 40°52′39″N83°43′20″W / 40.87750°N 83.72222°W / 40.87750; -83.72222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hancock
Area
 • Total24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
 • Land24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,024
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45889
Area code 419
FIPS code 39-79408 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086254 [1]

Van Buren Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,024.

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Geography

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

The village of Jenera is located in northern Van Buren Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Van Buren Townships are located in Darke, Putnam, and Shelby counties.

Van Buren Township was organized in 1831. It was named for Martin Van Buren, who had at that time served as Secretary of State, and who would go on to become President of the United States. [4]

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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Van Buren township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. pp.  498.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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