Country United States County Crawford FIPS code 39-35980 Elevation 304 m Population 1,339 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085938 Local time Monday 12:33 PM | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 52% Humidity Area 90.91 km² (90.91 km² Land / 10 ha Water) | ||
Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,339.
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Map of Holmes Township, OH, USA
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.
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 fiscal officer, 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.