Bearfield Township, Perry County, Ohio

Bearfield Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Moxahala Creek valley along State Route 93
Location of Bearfield Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°41′22″N 82°5′2″W / 39.68944°N 82.08389°WCoordinates: 39°41′22″N 82°5′2″W / 39.68944°N 82.08389°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Perry
Area
• Total	27.6 sq mi (71.5 km^2)
• Land	27.4 sq mi (71.1 km^2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km^2)
Elevation[1]	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,412
• Density	51.5/sq mi (19.9/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-04584[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086778[1]

Bearfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,412 people in the township.^[3]

Communities

• Milligan is an unincorporated area located at 39°43′40″N 82°06′07″W / 39.72778°N 82.10194°W within the northwest portion of the township.
• San Toy is a ghost town located at 39°39′22″N 82°02′09″W / 39.65611°N 82.03583°W within the southeast portion of the township.

Geography

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

• Harrison Township - north
• York Township, Morgan County - northeast
• Deerfield Township, Morgan County - east
• Union Township, Morgan County - southeastern corner
• Monroe Township - south
• Pleasant Township - southwest
• Pike Township - west

No municipalities are located in Bearfield Township.

Name and history

It is the only Bearfield 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website