Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
	Rough cut hardwood lumber stacked to dry next to County Road 407
	Location of Mechanic Township in Holmes County
	Coordinates: 40°28′54″N 81°52′7″W / 40.48167°N 81.86861°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Holmes
Area
• Total	34.07 sq mi (88.25 km2)
• Land	33.73 sq mi (87.36 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,222
• Density	95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-48692
GNIS feature ID	1086332

Mechanic Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,222.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Berlin Township - northeast
Clark Township - east
Crawford Township, Coshocton County - southeast corner
Mill Creek Township, Coshocton County - south
Clark Township, Coshocton County - southwest
Killbuck Township - west
Hardy Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Mechanic Township.

Name and history

It is the only Mechanic Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Mechanic township, Holmes County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Mechanic township, Holmes County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Holmes County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Millersburg
Villages	Baltic‡ Glenmont Holmesville Killbuck Loudonville‡ Millersburg Nashville	Map of Ohio highlighting Holmes County
Townships	Berlin Clark Hardy Killbuck Knox Mechanic Monroe Paint Prairie Richland Ripley Salt Creek Walnut Creek Washington
CDPs	Berlin Lake Buckhorn Mount Hope Walnut Creek Winesburg
Unincorporated communities	Big Prairie Charm Farmerstown Lakeville Stillwell Unionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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