Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio

Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Township
The Blanchard River north of Benton Ridge
Location of Blanchard Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 41°1′7″N 83°48′23″W / 41.01861°N 83.80639°W / 41.01861; -83.80639
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hancock
Area
• Total	36.27 sq mi (93.94 km2)
• Land	36.24 sq mi (93.87 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation [1]	751 ft (229 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,130
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-06838[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086241[1]

Blanchard Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,130.

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

• Pleasant Township - north
• Portage Township - northeast corner
• Liberty Township - east
• Eagle Township - southeast corner
• Union Township - south
• Riley Township, Putnam County - southwest corner
• Blanchard Township, Putnam County - west
• Van Buren Township, Putnam County - northwest corner

The village of Benton Ridge is located in southeastern Blanchard Township.

Statewide, other Blanchard Townships are located in Hardin and Putnam counties.

Blanchard Township was organized in 1831. The township was named for a stream that runs through it.^[4]

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.