Country United States County Knox FIPS code 39-36526 Elevation 330 m Local time Wednesday 2:14 PM Area code 740 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086400 Population 4,319 (2000) Zip code 43028 | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 46% Humidity Area 60.61 km² (58.53 km² Land / 207 ha Water) | ||
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.
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Map of Howard Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Howard Township, although the unincorporated community of Howard lies in the southern part of the township.
Name and history
Howard Township was organized in 1825.
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 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.