Knox Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Knox Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township

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Location of Knox Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°34′40″N 82°9′32″W / 40.57778°N 82.15889°W / 40.57778; -82.15889Coordinates: 40°34′40″N 82°9′32″W / 40.57778°N 82.15889°W / 40.57778; -82.15889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Holmes
Area
 • Total 27.9 sq mi (72.2 km2)
 • Land 27.9 sq mi (72.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,198 ft (365 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,095
 • Density 39.3/sq mi (15.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-40852[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086331[1]

Knox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,095 people in the township, 1,060 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

Part of the village of Nashville is located in northern Knox Township.

Name and history

It is one of five Knox Townships statewide.[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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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