• Source: Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio

      • Prairie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,096.


      Geography


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

      Franklin Township, Wayne County - north
      Salt Creek Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
      Salt Creek Township - east
      Hardy Township - south
      Monroe Township - southwest
      Ripley Township - west
      Clinton Township, Wayne County - northwest corner
      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.


      References




      External links


      County website

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