Bucyrus Township, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°47′6″N 83°0′34″W / 40.78500°N 83.00944°W / 40.78500; -83.00944CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyCrawfordArea

• Total31.4 sq mi (81.3 km²) • Land31.3 sq mi (81.1 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

991 ft (302 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total821 • Density26/sq mi (10/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44820

Area code419FIPS code39-10044^[3]GNIS feature ID1085933^[1]

Bucyrus Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 821.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Holmes Township - north
Liberty Township - northeast corner
Whetstone Township - east
Dallas Township - southwest
Tod Township - northwest

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

Name and history

It is the only Bucyrus 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,^[4] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Bucyrus township, Crawford County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.