Burlington Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

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 of Licking County

Licking County, Ohio

Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,073 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Miller Township, Knox County
  Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Miller Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 893 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clinton Township - north...
  
   - north
• Morgan Township, Knox County
  Morgan Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Morgan Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 843 people in the township, 841 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,045 people in the township, 917 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• McKean Township
  McKean Township, Licking County, Ohio
  McKean Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,516 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,797 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Bennington Township
  Bennington Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Bennington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,265 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Milford Township, Knox County
  Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Burlington Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Homer

Homer, Ohio

Homer is an unincorporated community in northern Burlington Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43027. It lies along State Route 661 between Granville and Mount Vernon....

lies in the township's north.

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.