Bucks Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,942 people in the township.
Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Auburn Township - northeast Jefferson Township - east Salem Township - southeast corner Adams Township, Coshocton County - south White Eyes Township, Coshocton County - southwest corner Crawford Township, Coshocton County - west Clark Township, Holmes County - northwest
Part of the village of Baltic is located in the northwestern corner of Bucks Township.
Name and history It is the only Bucks 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, 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. The current trustees are Terry Mizer, Douglas Ott, and Gene Stein, and the fiscal officer is Amy Mizer.Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman . Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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External links County website