Country United States County Holmes FIPS code 39-48692 Elevation 316 m Population 2,652 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086332 Local time Friday 12:56 AM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 63% Humidity Area 88.06 km² (87.54 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Mechanic Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,652 people in the township.
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Map of Mechanic Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Mechanic Township.
Name and history
It is the only Mechanic 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.