Buffalo Township, Ohio
Buffalo Township, Noble County, Ohio | |
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 A memorial at one of the Shenandoah crash sites | |
 Location of Buffalo Township in Noble County | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′47″N 81°31′52″W / 39.86306°N 81.53111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Noble |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2) |
| • Land | 24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 782 |
| • Density | 32.0/sq mi (12.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-10142[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086741[1] |
Buffalo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Valley Township, Guernsey County - north
- Richland Township, Guernsey County - northeast
- Wayne Township - northeast corner
- Seneca Township - east
- Center Township - southeast
- Noble Township - south
- Spencer Township, Guernsey County - west
No municipalities are located in Buffalo Township.
Name and history
It is the only Buffalo 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Noble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Noble County, Ohio, United States | ||
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