Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio

Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio
Township

Sunset at Apple Valley Lake

Location of Howard Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 82°19′47″W / 40.43056°N 82.32972°W / 40.43056; -82.32972Coordinates: 40°25′50″N 82°19′47″W / 40.43056°N 82.32972°W / 40.43056; -82.32972
Country United States
State Ohio
County Knox
Area
 • Total 23.4 sq mi (60.7 km2)
 • Land 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2)
 • Water 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,083 ft (330 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,319
 • Density 190.8/sq mi (73.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43028
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-36526[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086400[1]

Howard Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,319 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Howard Township, although the unincorporated community of Howard lies in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

Howard Township was organized in 1825.[4][5]

It is the only Howard Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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. ↑ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 474.
  5. ↑ Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. p. 322.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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