Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio
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Hilliar Township is one of the twenty-two townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Knox County
Knox County, Ohio
Knox County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 60,921. Its county seat is Mount Vernon and is named for Henry Knox, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was later the first Secretary of War....

, Ohio
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 found 3,080 people in the township, 1,648 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County
    South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
    South Bloomfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,609 people in the township, 1,418 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Wayne Township - north...

     - northeast corner
  • Milford Township
    Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio
    Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Bennington Township, Licking County
    Bennington Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Bennington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,265 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Hartford Township, Licking County
    Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Hartford Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,290 people in the township, 878 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Trenton Township, Delaware County
    Trenton Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Trenton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,137 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Porter Township - north...

     - southwest corner
  • Porter Township, Delaware County
    Porter Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Porter Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,696 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Bennington Township, Morrow County
    Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
    Bennington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,663 people in the township, 2,366 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


The village of Centerburg
Centerburg, Ohio
Centerburg is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States, along the North Fork of the Licking River. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 1,773.-Geography:Centerburg is located at ....

is located in central Hilliar Township.

The farthest west township in Knox County, it is the only township that borders Delaware 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.
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