Country United States County Hardin FIPS code 39-09848 Elevation 299 m Local time Sunday 5:39 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086257 Population 2,441 (2000) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 39% Humidity Area 79.51 km² (79.25 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Buck Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,441 people in the township, 1,051 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Buck Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern center of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Kenton, the county seat of Hardin County, is located in northern Buck Township.
Name and history
Buck Township most likely was organized in 1845. This township derives its name from Harvey Buckminster, a pioneer settler. It is the only Buck Township statewide, although there is a Bucks Township in Tuscarawas County.
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.