Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bucyrus Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Bucyrus Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Bucyrus (yellow).


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Crawford

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 81.4
area_land_km2 = 81.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 31.4
area_land_sq_mi = 31.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 828
population_density_km2 = 10.2
population_density_sq_mi = 26.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 302
elevation_ft = 991
latd = 40 |latm = 47 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 0 |longs = 34 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44820
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-10044GR|2
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blank1_info = 1085933GR|3
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Bucyrus Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 828 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39033 Crawford County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Holmes Township - north
*Liberty Township - northeast corner
*Whetstone Township - east
*Dallas Township - southwest
*Tod Township - northwest

Most of the city of Bucyrus, the county seat of Crawford County, is located in northeastern Bucyrus Township.

Name and history

It is the only Bucyrus Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.crawford-co.org County website]