Country United States County Licking FIPS code 39-10366 Elevation 295 m Local time Tuesday 12:01 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086454 Area 66.3 km² Population 1,073 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Burlington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,073 people in the township.
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Map of Burlington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Burlington Township, although the unincorporated community of Homer lies in the township's north.
Name and history
It is the only Burlington 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 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.