Buffalo Township, Noble County, Ohio

Buffalo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township.[3]

Buffalo Township, Noble County, Ohio
A memorial at one of the Shenandoah crash sites
Location of Buffalo Township in Noble County
Coordinates: 39°51′47″N 81°31′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyNoble
Area
  Total24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2)
  Land24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation951 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total782
  Density32.0/sq mi (12.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-10142[2]
GNIS feature ID1086741[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Buffalo Township.

Name and history

It is the only Buffalo 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,[4] 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

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