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Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameRipley Township, Holmes County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineRipley Church of Christ, Holmes County, Ohio.jpg
image_captionRipley Church of Christ, across the road from Ripley Cemetery
image_mapMap of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Ripley Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Ripley Township in Holmes County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Holmes
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area_total_km276.6
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area_water_km20.2
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total2415
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
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Ripley Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,415.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Clinton Township, Wayne County – north
  • Franklin Township, Wayne County – northeast corner
  • Prairie Township – east
  • Monroe Township – south
  • Knox Township – southwest
  • Washington Township – west

No municipalities are located in Ripley Township, although the unincorporated community of Big Prairie lies in the northwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Ripley Township is located in Huron County.

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, 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

References

  1. "Ripley township, Holmes County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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