Biglick Township, Ohio


Biglick Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 [United States Census|2020 census] the population was 1,184.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Biglick Township.

Name and history

The township was named after numerous salt licks that had been present near the center of the township. It is the only Biglick 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.