Plain Townshipis one of the seventeentownshipsofStark County,Ohio,United States. The2020 censusfound 53,477 people in the township.
Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Plain Township in Stark County | |
| Coordinates:40°51′42″N81°22′24″W/ 40.86167°N 81.37333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Stark |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.5 sq mi (73.8 km2) |
| • Land | 28.3 sq mi (73.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 53,477 |
| • Density | 1,889.6/sq mi (728.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-62988[3] |
| GNISfeature ID | 1086988[1] |
| Website | plaintownship |
Geography
editLocated in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Lake Township- north
- Marlboro Township- northeast corner
- Nimishillen Township- east
- Osnaburg Township- southeast corner
- Canton Township- south
- Perry Township- southwest corner
- Jackson Township- west
- Green- northwest corner
Several populated places are located in Plain Township:
- Part of the city ofCanton,thecounty seatof Stark County, in the south
- The city ofNorth Canton,in the northwest
- Part of the village ofMeyers Lake,in the southwest
- Theunincorporated communityofAvondale,in the southwest
- The unincorporated community ofCairo,in the north
- The unincorporated community ofMiddlebranch,in the northeast
According to theUnited States Census Bureau,Plain Township has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.81 km2), of which 28.3 square miles (73.29 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) is water.
Name and history
editWhen Plain Township was originally formed as acivil township,it was much larger. Lake Township became its own stand alone township in 1816 after its original formation as asurvey townshipwithin Plain Township and after 1806 withinGreen Township.[4]Statewide, other Plain Townships are located inFranklin,Wayne,andWoodcounties.
Government
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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.
Education
editA large portion of the township lies in thePlain Local School District,whose high school isGlenOak High School.The remainder of the township (primarily north of the city of North Canton) is served by theNorth Canton City Schools.
References
edit- ^ab"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey.October 25, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^"Plain township, Stark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedAugust 23,2023.
- ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^Official Website of Lake Township,accessed February 2018.
- ^§503.24,§505.01,and§507.01of theOhio Revised Code.Accessed 4/30/2009.