Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°43′18″N 82°48′12″W / 40.72167°N 82.80333°W / 40.72167; -82.80333CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyCrawfordArea

• Total14.1 sq mi (36.5 km²) • Land14.0 sq mi (36.3 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,148 ft (350 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,974 • Density140/sq mi (54/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-64010^[3]GNIS feature ID1085943^[1]

Polk Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,974.

Geography

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

Jefferson Township - north
Jackson Township - northeast
Sandusky Township, Richland County - east
North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - southeast
Washington Township, Morrow County - southwest
Whetstone Township - west

The city of Galion is located in central Polk Township.

Name and history

Polk Township was named for President James K. Polk.^[4]

It is the only Polk Township statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.
^ "Polk township, Crawford County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 419.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.