Plain Township is one of the seventeen

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of Stark County,

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, United States. The 2010 census found 52,501 people in the township, 35,543 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Located near the city of Canton, it is one of the more populous urban townships in Ohio.

Geography

Located 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 *

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- northwest corner Several populated places are located in Plain Township: *Part of the city of Canton, the

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of Stark County, in the south *The city of

North Canton North Canton is a city in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,842 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History In 1831, the Community of North Canton first began as the Villag ...

, in the northwest *Part of the village of Meyers Lake, in the southwest *The

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of Avondale, in the southwest *The unincorporated community of

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, in the north *The unincorporated community of Middlebranch, in the northeast According to the

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, Plain Township has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.81 km), of which 28.3 square miles (73.29 km) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km) is water.

Name and history

When Plain Township was originally formed as a

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, it was much larger. Lake Township became its own stand alone township in 1816 after its original formation as a

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within Plain Township and after 1806 within Green Township. Statewide, other Plain Townships are located in

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, Wayne, and

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counties.

Government

Plain township central fire station E8169 (2)

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. The board is currently composed of John Sabo, Brook Harless, and Scott Haws. The current Fiscal Officer is Thomas W Wolf, CPA.Board of Trustees
, Plain Township, 2008. Accessed 2008-11-10.

Education

A large portion of the township lies in the

Plain Local School District Plain Local School District is a public school district located in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The district educates approximately 6,100 students K–12. In addition to Plain Township the district also serves parts of the ci ...

, whose high school is

GlenOak High School GlenOak High School is a public high school in Plain Township, Ohio, United States, near Canton. It is the only high school in the Plain Local School District. Sports teams are called the Golden Eagles, and they compete in the Ohio High School ...

. The remainder of the township (primarily north of the city of North Canton) is served by the North Canton City Schools.

References

External links

Township websiteCounty website
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