Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Howard Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Knox County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 60.7
area_land_km2 = 58.6
area_water_km2 = 2.1
area_total_sq_mi = 23.4
area_land_sq_mi = 22.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.8

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4319
population_density_km2 = 73.7
population_density_sq_mi = 190.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 330
elevation_ft = 1083
latd = 40 |latm = 25 |lats = 50 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 19 |longs = 47 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43028
area_code = 740
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blank_info = 39-36526GR|2
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Howard Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,319 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39081 Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

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

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 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.knoxcountyohio.org County website]

* [http://www.ekschools.com School district website]