Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Holmes Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Holmes Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Bucyrus (yellow).


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Crawford

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area_total_km2 = 91.2
area_land_km2 = 91.1
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 35.2
area_land_sq_mi = 35.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1330
population_density_km2 = 14.6
population_density_sq_mi = 37.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 304
elevation_ft = 997
latd = 40 |latm = 51 |lats = 22 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 0 |longs = 20 |longEW = W

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Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39033 Crawford County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Lykens Township - north
*Chatfield Township - northeast
*Liberty Township - east
*Whetstone Township - southeast corner
*Bucyrus Township - south
*Tod Township - west
*Texas Township - northwest corner

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

It is the only Holmes 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.crawford-co.org County website]