Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Buckskin Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Ross County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 130.2
area_land_km2 = 130.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 50.3
area_land_sq_mi = 50.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1040
population_density_km2 = 8.0
population_density_sq_mi = 20.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 335
elevation_ft = 1099
latd = 39 |latm = 21 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 18 |longs = 16 |longEW = W

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Buckskin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,040 people in the township, 827 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39141 Ross County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Concord Township - northeast
*Twin Township - southeast
*Paint Township - south
*Paint Township, Highland County - southwest
*Perry Township, Fayette County - western corner
*Wayne Township, Fayette County - northwest

The village of South Salem is located in southern Buckskin Township.

Name and history

It is the only Buckskin 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://co.ross.oh.us County website]