Country United States County Holmes FIPS code 39-64584 Elevation 257 m Local time Saturday 4:51 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086335 Area 79.5 km² Population 2,785 (2000) | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Prairie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,785 people in the township, 2,399 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Prairie Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Holmesville is located in central Prairie Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Prairie Township is located in Franklin County.
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.