Bowling Green Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,799.
Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio | |
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 Interstate 70 southwest of Brownsville | |
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 Location of Bowling Green Township in Licking County | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′4″N 82°17′46″W / 39.93444°N 82.29611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Licking |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.19 sq mi (54.88 km2) |
| • Land | 21.13 sq mi (54.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,799 |
| • Density | 85/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-07944[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086453[2] |
| Website | bowlinggreentwp |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Franklin Township - north
- Hopewell Township - northeast
- Hopewell Township, Muskingum County - east
- Madison Township, Perry County - southeast corner
- Hopewell Township, Perry County - south
- Thorn Township, Perry County - southwest
- Licking Township - west
No municipalities are located in Bowling Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Brownsville lies in the northeastern part of the township.
Name and history
editStatewide, the only other Bowling Green Township is located in Marion County. The township is located within the Refugee Tract.
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Bowling Green township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.