Country United States County Stark FIPS code 39-62988 Elevation 350 m University Walsh University | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086988 Local time Tuesday 2:02 AM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity Area 73.81 km² (73.3 km² Land / 52 ha Water) Points of interest Price Park, Dogwood Park, Hoover Park, Diamond Community Park, Veteran's Park | ||
Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 51,997 people in the township, 35,543 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Located near the city of Canton, it is one of the more populous urban townships in Ohio.
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Map of Plain Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
Several populated places are located in Plain Township:
According to the United States Census Bureau, Plain Township has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.81 km²), of which 28.3 square miles (73.29 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) is water.
Name and history
Statewide, other Plain Townships are located in Franklin, Wayne, and Wood counties.
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.
The board is currently composed of Louis P Giavasis, Albert Leno II, and Scott Haws. The current Fiscal Officer is Claude (Skip) Shriver.
Education
A large portion of the township lies in the Plain Local School District, whose high school is GlenOak High School. The remainder of the township (primarily north of the city of North Canton) is served by the North Canton City Schools.