Bowling Green Township, Marion County, Ohio

40°33′7″N 83°21′55″W / 40.55194°N 83.36528°W / 40.55194; -83.36528CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMarionArea • Total27.6 sq mi (71.6 km²) • Land27.6 sq mi (71.6 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation925 ft (282 m)Population • Total603 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-07958^[3]GNIS feature ID1086575^[1]

Bowling Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 603 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Montgomery Township - north
• Big Island Township - northeast
• Green Camp Township - east
• Jackson Township, Union County - south
• Washington Township, Union County - southwest
• Hale Township, Hardin County - west
• Dudley Township, Hardin County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Bowling Green Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bowling Green Township is located in Licking 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,^[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

External links

• County website