Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Van Buren Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,024.

Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Township
On the Lincoln Highway in New Stark
Location of Van Buren Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 40°52′39″N 83°43′20″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hancock
Area
• Total	24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
• Land	24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	889 ft (271 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,024
• Density	42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45889
Area code	419
FIPS code	39-79408[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086254[1]

Geography

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

• Eagle Township - north
• Madison Township - east
• Washington Township, Hardin County - south
• Liberty Township, Hardin County - southwest corner
• Orange Township - west
• Union Township - northwest corner

The village of Jenera is located in northern Van Buren Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Van Buren Townships are located in Darke, Putnam, and Shelby counties.

Van Buren Township was organized in 1831. It was named for Martin Van Buren, who had at that time served as Secretary of State, and who would go on to become President of the United States.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.