Hilliar Township, Ohio | |
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— Township — | |
Municipalities and townships of Knox County. | |
Coordinates: | |
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]
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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.
It is the only Hilliar Township statewide.[4]
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.
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