Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio

Hilliar Township, Knox County Ohio
Township

Church outside of Centerburg

Location of Hilliar Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°18′20″N 82°41′48″W / 40.30556°N 82.69667°W / 40.30556; -82.69667Coordinates: 40°18′20″N 82°41′48″W / 40.30556°N 82.69667°W / 40.30556; -82.69667
Country United States
State Ohio
County Knox
Area
 • Total 26.1 sq mi (67.5 km2)
 • Land 26.0 sq mi (67.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,080
 • Density 118.3/sq mi (45.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-35462[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086399[1]

Hilliar Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,080 people in the township, 1,648 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Centerburg is located in central Hilliar Township.

The farthest west township in Knox County, it is the only township that borders Delaware County.

Name and history

Hilliar Township was established in 1818. It was named for Dr. Richard Hilliar, a pioneer settler and landowner.[4]

It is the only Hilliar Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 479–480.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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