Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township

Township Road 91 crosses Killbuck Creek

Location of Killbuck Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°29′38″N 81°59′5″W / 40.49389°N 81.98472°W / 40.49389; -81.98472Coordinates: 40°29′38″N 81°59′5″W / 40.49389°N 81.98472°W / 40.49389; -81.98472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Holmes
Area
  Total 30.2 sq mi (78.2 km2)
  Land 30.2 sq mi (78.2 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,954
  Density 64.7/sq mi (25.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44637
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-40194[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086330[1]

Killbuck Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,954 people in the township, 1,115 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Killbuck is located in central Killbuck Township.

Name and history

It is the only Killbuck Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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

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