Bowling Green Township, Licking County, Ohio

Geography

Located 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 census-designated place of Brownsville lies in the northeastern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bowling Green Township is located in Marion County. The township is located within the Refugee Tract.

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, 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

References

1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio".
2. "Bowling Green township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
3. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
5. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.