Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio

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Holmes Township
Township
Holmes Township farmsteads from US 30.jpg
Along U.S. Route 30 northwest of Bucyrus
Holmes Crawford.PNG
Location of Holmes Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Bucyrus (yellow)
Coordinates: 40°51′22″N83°0′20″W / 40.85611°N 83.00556°W / 40.85611; -83.00556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Crawford
Area
 • Total35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Land35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
997 ft (304 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,246
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-35980 [3]
GNIS feature ID1085938 [1]

Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,246.

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Geography

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

A small part of the city of Bucyrus, the county seat of Crawford County, is located in southeastern Holmes Township, and the unincorporated community of Brokensword lies on the border with Lykens Township.

Name and history

Holmes Township was named for Deputy Surveyor General Samuel Holmes. [4]

It is the only Holmes 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Holmes township, Crawford County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881. pp.  583.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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