Knox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,117,[3] of whom 1,052 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]

Knox Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Barn on Route 39 near Nashville
Location of Knox Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°34′40″N 82°9′32″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]	1,198 ft (365 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,117
• Density	40/sq mi (15.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-40852[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086331[1]

Geography

Located 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

It is one of five Knox Townships 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