Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
) 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 | |
| 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 | 1,083 ft (330 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,617 |
| • Density | 240.0/sq mi (92.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| 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 2010 census found 5,617 people in the township.[3]
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 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.