Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Bokes Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Logan County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northeastern corner of the county. Portions of the villages of West Mansfield and Ridgeway lie within Bokes Creek Township. The 2000 U.S. Census found 1,308 people in the township.
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[edit] Geography
It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
- Perry Township, on the south;
- Rushcreek Township, on the west;
- Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, on the northwest (touches, but does not border);
- Hale Township, Hardin County, on the north;
- Washington Township, Union County, on the east;
- York Township, Union County, on the southeast
State Routes 47 and 292 pass through Bokes Creek Township.
[edit] Name and history
No other township in Ohio bears the name of Bokes Creek Township.
Bokes Creek Township was formed in 1838 from Perry Township.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- The U.S. Census Bureau
[edit] External links
- Genealogy in Logan County, Ohio--Geography
- County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)
- Detailed Logan County map
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Logan County, Ohio Bellefontaine, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Belle Center | Bellefontaine | De Graff | Huntsville | Lakeview | Quincy | Ridgeway | Rushsylvania | Russells Point | Valley Hi | West Liberty | West Mansfield | Zanesfield |
| Townships |
Bloomfield | Bokes Creek | Harrison | Jefferson | Lake | Liberty | McArthur | Miami | Monroe | Perry | Pleasant | Richland | Rushcreek | Stokes | Union | Washington | Zane |
| Other localities |
East Liberty | Lewistown | Middleburg | Northwood | Pickrelltown |
