Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°31′49″N 83°32′13″W / 40.53028°N 83.53694°W / 40.53028; -83.53694CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHardinArea

• Total36.56 sq mi (94.68 km²) • Land36.54 sq mi (94.63 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,050 ft (320 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,537 • Density42/sq mi (16/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-32837^[3]GNIS feature ID1086261^[1]

Hale Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,537.

Geography

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

Dudley Township - north
Bowling Green Township, Marion County - east
Washington Township, Union County - southeast
Bokescreek Township, Logan County - southwest
Taylor Creek Township - west
Buck Township - northwest

Two villages are located in Hale Township: Mount Victory in the center, and part of Ridgeway in the southeast along the border with Bokescreek Township.

Name and history

Hale Township was established in 1835.^[4] It is the only Hale 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.
^ "Hale township, Hardin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 34.
^ "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.