Hardy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,649,[3] of whom 2,624 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]

Hardy Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative headquarters north of Millersburg
Location of Hardy Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°33′29″N 81°55′8″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Holmes
Area
• Total	32.81 sq mi (84.97 km2)
• Land	32.75 sq mi (84.83 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation [1]	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,649
• Density	172/sq mi (66.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-33460[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086329[1]

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Prairie Township - north
• Salt Creek Township - northeast
• Berlin Township - east
• Mechanic Township - southeast
• Killbuck Township - southwest
• Monroe Township - west

The village of Millersburg, the county seat of Holmes County, is located in central Hardy Township.

Name and history

It is the only Hardy Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

External links

• County website