Bearfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,465 people in the township.
Communities Milligan is an unincorporated area located at within the northwest portion of the township. San Toy is a ghost town located at 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
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External links County website