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Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameHoward Township, Knox County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineApple Valley Lake.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionSunset at Apple Valley Lake
image_mapMap of Knox County, Ohio highlighting Howard Township.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Howard Township in Knox County.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Knox
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km260.7
area_land_km258.6
area_water_km22.1
area_total_sq_mi23.4
area_land_sq_mi22.6
area_water_sq_mi0.8
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total5873
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m330
elevation_ft1083
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code43028
area_code740
blank_nameFIPS code
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Howard Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,873 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Brown Township - north
  • Union Township - east
  • Butler Township - southeast corner
  • Harrison Township - south
  • College Township - southwest corner
  • Monroe Township - west
  • Pike Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Howard Township, although the census-designated place of Howard lies in the southern part of the township. The CDP of Apple Valley also lies partly within Howard Township.

Name and history

Howard Township was organized in 1825.

It is the only Howard Township statewide.

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, 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

References

  1. "Howard township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  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.
  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.
  6. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  7. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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