• Source: Plain Township, Wood County, Ohio

      • Plain Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,625 people in the township.


      Geography


      Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

      Middleton Township - north
      Center Township - east
      Portage Township - southeast corner
      Liberty Township - south
      Milton Township - southwest corner
      Weston Township - west
      Washington Township - northwest
      Part of the city of Bowling Green, the county seat of Wood County, is located in eastern Plain Township.


      Name and history


      Plain Township was established in 1835. The township was named for the level plains within its borders. Statewide, other Plain Townships are located in Franklin, Stark, and Wayne 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.


      References




      External links


      County website

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