Knox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,144.
Knox Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.91 sq mi (72.29 km2) |
| • Land | 27.82 sq mi (72.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,144 |
| • Density | 41/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-40852[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086331[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Washington Township - north
- Ripley Township - northeast
- Monroe Township - east
- Richland Township - south
- Jefferson Township, Knox County - southwest
- Hanover Township, Ashland County - northwest
Part of the village of Nashville is located in northern Knox Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of five Knox Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Knox township, Holmes County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.