Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Knox
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:67.5
Area Land Km2:67.5
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:26.1
Area Land Sq Mi:26.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3781
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:368
Elevation Ft:1207
Coordinates:40.3056°N -82.6967°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43011[3]
Area Code:220 and 740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-35462[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086399

Hilliar Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,781 people in the township.

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.[5]

It is the only Hilliar Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hilliar township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 13 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: Hilliar Township OH ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 16, 2023.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  5. Book: History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio . A. A. Graham & Company . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 479–480.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24