Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Bucyrus Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Crawford County
Crawford County, Ohio
Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 828 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Holmes Township
    Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,489 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chatfield Township - north...

     - northeast corner
  • Whetstone Township
    Whetstone Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Whetstone Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,365 people in the township, 2,218 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Dallas Township
    Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 455 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Tod Township - north...

     - southwest
  • Tod Township
    Tod Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Tod Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 739 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Texas Township - north...

     - northwest


Most of the city of Bucyrus
Bucyrus, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...

, the county seat
County seat
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of Crawford County, is located in northeastern Bucyrus Township.

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.
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