Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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 / 40.48167; -81.86861
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

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| 1,037 ft (316 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 3,222
• Density| 95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-48692[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086332[1]

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

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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, although the census-designated place of Lake Buckhorn is located within the township.

## Name and history

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It is the only Mechanic Township statewide.[4]

## Government

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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

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1. ^ a b "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.
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.

## External links

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* County website

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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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