| Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Holmes County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.0 sq mi (75.2 km2) |
| • Land | 29.0 sq mi (75.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,547 |
| • Density | 122.1/sq mi (47.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-59514[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086334[1] |
Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,547 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
It is the only township in the county to border Stark County.
No municipalities are located in Paint Township, although the unincorporated community of Winesburg lies in the southwestern part of the township.
It is one of six Paint Townships 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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