Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Township Road 91 crosses Killbuck Creek.
Location of Killbuck Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°29′38″N 81°59′5″W / 40.49389°N 81.98472°W / 40.49389; -81.98472
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Holmes
Area
• Total	30.22 sq mi (78.28 km2)
• Land	30.17 sq mi (78.14 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation [1]	804 ft (245 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,894
• Density	63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44637
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-40194[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086330[1]

Killbuck Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,894.

Geography

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

• Hardy Township - northeast
• Mechanic Township - east
• Clark Township, Coshocton County - southeast
• Monroe Township, Coshocton County - southwest
• Richland Township - west
• Monroe Township - northwest

The village of Killbuck is located in central Killbuck Township.

Name and history

It is the only Killbuck Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[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.