Hardy Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Hardy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,649,[3] of whom 2,624 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]

Hardy Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative headquarters north of Millersburg
Location of Hardy Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°33′29″N 81°55′8″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHolmes
Area
 • Total32.81 sq mi (84.97 km2)
 • Land32.75 sq mi (84.83 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,649
 • Density172/sq mi (66.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-33460[2]
GNIS feature ID1086329[1]

Geography

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

The village of Millersburg, the county seat of Holmes County, is located in central Hardy Township.

Name and history

It is the only Hardy 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hardy township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Remainder of Hardy township, Hardy township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  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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