Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Croco House on State Route 83
Location of Prairie Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°37′51″N 81°56′8″W / 40.63083°N 81.93556°W / 40.63083; -81.93556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Holmes
Area
• Total	30.7 sq mi (79.5 km2)
• Land	30.7 sq mi (79.4 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	843 ft (257 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,096
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-64584[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086335[1]

Prairie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,096.

Geography

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

• Franklin Township, Wayne County - north
• Salt Creek Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
• Salt Creek Township - east
• Hardy Township - south
• Monroe Township - southwest
• Ripley Township - west
• Clinton Township, Wayne County - northwest corner

The village of Holmesville is located in central Prairie Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Prairie Township is located in Franklin 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,^[4] 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.