Local events in Plain Township, Stark County
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How Plain Township, Stark County began
Plain Township in north-central Stark County was one of the first five townships created when the county commissioners met on March 16, 1809; its first election was held at George Harter's house in April, and it then covered the later Lake, Lawrence and Jackson townships and two townships of Summit County. Henry Friday, a paroled Hessian from the battle of Trenton, squatted on Section 30 in 1805, followed that year by Hugh Cunningham and the Harter brothers; the first white child born in the township was Cunningham's daughter in 1806. Waterpower mills followed from 1810, and German settlers founded New Berlin (now North Canton) in 1831, where James Spangler invented the upright vacuum cleaner in 1908. The township grew from 2,540 residents in 1880 to a peak of 60,900 in 1960 and held 53,477 in 2020.
Settled 1805, incorporated March 16, 1809, by Henry Friday, Hugh Cunningham and George and John Harter, first settlers; created by the county commissioners.
Where the name comes from
Perrin's 1881 county history calls the reason for the name an unsolved question: some say part of the township was an open tract of land, or plain; others that some first settlers came from a township called Plain in the East and named the new one in remembrance of their old home.
Before the town
Perrin's 1881 county history says that before the War of 1812 bands of Indians wandered through the woods of the township, camping temporarily on the streams to hunt and trap, and that white hunters learned many of the arts of the chase from them. It names no village, mound or nation. The land was ceded by the Treaty of Greenville (1795).
Timeline
- — Henry Friday, a Hessian taken prisoner at Trenton and paroled, comes in a rickety cart to Section 30 and squats on it, the first white settler; Hugh Cunningham, an Irishman, locates on Section 34, and George and John Harter build their houses.
- — The area that becomes Lake Township is first surveyed within what is then Green Township, before later falling under Plain Township.
- — Cunningham's daughter is the first white child born in the township; Jacob Loutzenheiser arrives with pack horses, and Valentine Weaver, Peter Dickerhoof, Simon Essig, Henry Warner and the Eby brothers come the same year.
- — Plain Township is established as a civil township, originally encompassing a much larger area than today.
- — On March 16, at the commissioners' first meeting, Plain Township is created and an election called at George Harter's house for April; James Gaff and George Wyke are chosen justices of the peace and Abraham Van Meter clerk.
- — On March 5 the part of Plain west of the Tuscarawas River is made Tuscarawas Township; on December 3 the commissioners order a road north from Canton toward Ravenna viewed, to be forty feet wide and causewayed; A. Van Meter builds a log saw mill and chopping mill, swept away by a freshet within a year.
- — On April 8 the commissioners cut Green Township from Plain, which has kept its present boundaries since; G. A. Rex builds a grist mill on the Nimishillen with French burrs that cost $800 and a saw mill, and his flour is known for twenty or thirty miles.
- — Henry Everhard builds a grist mill and saw mill on the West Branch of the Nimishillen; mills by David Wise, Conrad Huffner and John Trump follow before 1814, and Adam Wise builds a mill on the Middle Branch about 1815 with a store and an early post office.
- — Lake Township separates from Plain Township to become its own independent township.
- — Perrin prints a list of about 140 resident landholders in 1828, among them the Bairs, Essigs, Ebys, Everhards, Willemans, Spanglers and Weavers, mostly Pennsylvania Germans.
- — German settlers found the Village of New Berlin on February 19, the first village platted in Plain Township.
- — John Pontius has the village of Middle Branch surveyed and platted on January 29, with sixty lots on Section 2, because the Connotton Valley Railroad has put a station there.
- — New Berlin department-store janitor James M. Spangler invents the upright vacuum cleaner; William Hoover buys the patent, founding the company that becomes the township's largest employer.
- — Plain Township's population peaks at 60,900 residents amid postwar suburban growth.
Stories
The township that lost Lake and gained a vacuum-cleaner town
Plain Township started out in 1809 covering ground that today belongs to several separate jurisdictions -- the area became so large that Lake Township, originally just a survey township inside Plain's boundary, split off on its own in 1816. What remained grew slowly through the 19th century as farmland, its population reaching only 2,540 by 1880. The real transformation began with New Berlin, platted in 1831 by German settlers and renamed North Canton during World War I, whose Hoover Company vacuum-cleaner plant turned the surrounding township into a magnet for mid-20th-century suburban growth: Plain Township's population multiplied more than twenty-fold between 1880 and its 1960 peak of 60,900, driven by families working at Hoover, Timken, and Canton's other industries.
Henry Friday's locust pie
The first white man to settle in Plain Township, Dr. Lewis Slusser wrote, was Henry Friday, a Hessian soldier taken prisoner at the battle of Trenton and paroled. In 1805, with a wife and three children, he drove a rickety cart drawn by an old horse to Section 30 and squatted. It was early summer, so he cleared a small patch for corn and potatoes and the family lived on wild meat and berries until the crop matured. His trade was digging wells, but until he found work he cut and cured grass on the wild meadows in the southwest of the township and sold it to emigrants. Slusser says he lived hard: in the year the locusts appeared he had a pie made of them and ate it, and in speaking of it he would say, in German, that it was the best pie one could make. After five or six years he moved to Jackson Township, where he died.
George Harter and the bear
In the autumn of 1805 George and John Harter built their houses in the township, leaving their families at Beaver until later. The next year George Harter brought two cows and a sow with eight pigs, and when the sow was given a bell and let loose to forage he soon heard her squeal. Snatching his always-loaded rifle and ramming down a second ball as he ran, he found a huge bear dragging the sow by the back of the neck through the bushes. The bear dropped her, stood on its hind legs and looked at him; Harter took aim at its chest and fired, and when it fell he reloaded and shot it through the head from a few rods off to be sure. Bears and wolves carried off all his pigs but two. He built a trap, in which several were caught and once, as Slusser's sketch has it, a large turkey buzzard.
Photographs
Photo: Ruhrfisch and Nyttend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · archive.org
Historic places
1 place in Plain Township, Stark County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Bair, Jacob H., HouseBuilding · Canton · listed 1978
- Address
- N of Canton at 7225 N. Market Ave.
- Where
- Canton, Stark County · ZIP 44721
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1978
- NRIS reference number
- 78002194
- Coordinates
- 40.88701, -81.36424
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Canton Public Water System66% of residentsGlacial sand-and-gravel aquifer (3 well fields)
- North Canton City21% of residentsWells in buried valley & Massillon Sandstone aquifers
- Aqua Ohio - Massillon12% of residentsWells in Tuscarawas Valley sand & gravel aquifer
- Stark County Water District1% of residentsWells in Tuscarawas Valley sand & gravel aquifer
- Louisville City0% of residentsLocal groundwater wells (Stark County)
- Shady Knoll MHP0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Preserve Place0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Scenic Creek Apartments0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Plain Township, Stark County's boundary: 1 nursing home, 4 fire and EMS stations, 7 public schools, 3 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 3 museums, 3 public charging sites, 5 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 12 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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The Pines Healthcare Center5 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 3015 17Th Street Nw, Canton, OH 44708
- Certified beds
- 80
- Residents on an average day
- 78
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- COMMUNICARE HEALTH
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (330) 454-6508
- Medicare ID
- 365862
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (4)
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Plain Township Fire and Rescue Central StationCanton
- Address
- 742 Schneider Street Northeast, Canton, OH 44721
- Coordinates
- 40.86669, -81.34986
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Plain Township Fire and Rescue Station 2Canton
- Address
- 3625 Middlebranch Avenue Northeast, Canton, OH 44705
- Coordinates
- 40.83753, -81.34689
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Plain Township Fire and Rescue Station 4Canton
- Address
- 7858 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 44721
- Coordinates
- 40.89999, -81.36208
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Plain Township Fire Department Station 3Canton
- Address
- 2625 25th Street Northwest, Canton, OH 44708
- Coordinates
- 40.82529, -81.40231
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (7)
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Avondale Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 3933 Eaton Rd NW, Canton, OH 44708
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 256
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 13.29
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 88.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 001404
- NCES school ID
- 390499303757
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Charles L Warstler Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 2500 Schneider St NE, Canton, OH 44721
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 297
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 15.29
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 69.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 005926
- NCES school ID
- 390499303758
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Frazer Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 3900 Frazer Ave NW, Canton, OH 44709
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 275
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 13.32
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 92.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 012401
- NCES school ID
- 390499303760
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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GlenOak High School3.5 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 1801 Schneider St NE, Canton, OH 44721
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 2,114
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 90.89
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 81.2%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 93.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028365
- NCES school ID
- 390499303761
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Middlebranch Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 7500 Middlebranch Ave NE, Canton, OH 44721
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 532
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 23.71
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 008304
- NCES school ID
- 390499305342
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oakwood Middle School3 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 2300 Schneider St NE, Canton, OH 44721
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 871
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 39.02
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 82.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 024505
- NCES school ID
- 390499303763
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Robert A. Taft Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Canton
- Address
- 3829 Guilford Ave NW, Canton, OH 44718
- School district
- Plain Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 399
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20.71
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 91.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 041384
- NCES school ID
- 390499304329
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (3)
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Canton Country Day SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Canton
- Address
- 3000 Demington Ave Nw, Canton, OH 44718
- Kind
- nonsectarian, special program
- Students, 2023-24
- 129
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.9
- Students per teacher
- 5.89041
- Phone
- (330) 453-8279
- NCES private school ID
- 01064631
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Small World MontessoriPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Canton
- Address
- 3909 Blackburn Rd Nw, Canton, OH 44718
- Kind
- nonsectarian, special program
- Students, 2023-24
- 1
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1
- Students per teacher
- 1
- Phone
- (330) 492-0200
- NCES private school ID
- A9707714
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St Michael Elementary SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Canton
- Address
- 3431 Saint Michaels Blvd Nw, Canton, OH 44718
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 327
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28.9
- Students per teacher
- 11.3149
- Phone
- (330) 492-2657
- NCES private school ID
- 01062576
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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Pl1236 Easton over Midd Branch NimishillenPoor · built 1949
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1949
- Length
- 23 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 8,500
- Coordinates
- 40.87341, -81.32350
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Public libraries (1)
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Plain CommunityBranch · Canton
- Address
- 1803 Schneider St Ne, Canton, OH 44721
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Stark County District Library
- Open
- 1,578 hours a year, 30 weeks
- Building
- 10,205 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 663,780
- System's loans, FY2024
- 2,412,449
- People the system serves
- 241,356
- Phone
- (330) 494-3399
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (3)
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Plain Township Historcial SocietyHistorical society · Canton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Canton
- Coordinates
- 40.87369, -81.33257
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Stark County Mennonite And Amish Historical SocietyHistorical society · North Canton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- North Canton
- Coordinates
- 40.90144, -81.41691
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Universal Museum CollectionsMuseum · Canton
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Canton
- Coordinates
- 40.85969, -81.41987
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Public EV charging (3)
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Hampton Inn - Canton DC fast4 DC fast · Canton
- Address
- 5256 Broadmoor Cir NW, Canton, OH 44709
- Ports
- 4 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS, CHAdeMO
- Network
- FCN
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 800-489-1588
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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PLAIN TWP EV EV STATION VETS2 Level 2 · Canton
- Address
- 1714 Schneider St NE, Canton, OH 44721
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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PLAIN TWP EV PLAINTWPADMIN24 Level 2 · Canton
- Address
- 2600 Easton St NE, Canton, OH 44721
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (5)
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Axim Concrete TechnologiesToxics Release Inventory · Middlebranch
- Address
- 8282 Middlebranch Road, Middlebranch, OH 44652
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44652XMCNC8282M
- EPA registry ID
- 110009637278
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Consolidated Treatment Systems North, Llc (1576001621)Toxics Release Inventory · Canton
- Address
- 2660 Applegrove St. N.E., Canton, OH 44721
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44652SFBRG2660A
- EPA registry ID
- 110000390577
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Heidelberg Materials Us Cement LlcToxics Release Inventory · Plain, Township Of
- Address
- 8282 Middlebranch Ave., Ne, Plain, Township Of, OH 44652
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4465WLHGHC8282M
- EPA registry ID
- 110009636714
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Matalco Usa LlcToxics Release Inventory · Canton
- Address
- 4420 Louisville St Ne, Canton, OH 44705
- County
- Stark County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 44705THKRL442LU
- EPA registry ID
- 110020518331
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Park Poultry IncToxics Release Inventory · Canton
- Address
- 1925 30Th St. N.E., Canton, OH 44705
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44705PRKPL19253
- EPA registry ID
- 110002112259
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (12)
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Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling2025-12-10 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2025-12-10
- What spilled
- Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling
- Largest amount reported
- 1 gallons
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2512EPA0001982
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-09-13 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2025-09-13
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 1 gallons
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2509EPA0001549
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Anhydrous Ammonia (Nh3)2025-03-06 · Canton
- Reported
- 2025-03-06
- What spilled
- Anhydrous Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Canton, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000308
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2025-02-25 · Canton
- Reported
- 2025-02-25
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Reached a waterway
- 76 - Nimishillen Creek
- Where
- Canton, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000254
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Anhydrous Ammonia (Nh3)2025-01-13 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2025-01-13
- What spilled
- Anhydrous Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2501EPA0000046
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-03-21 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2024-03-21
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000447
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-01-11 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2023-01-11
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2301EPA0000055
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2022-06-09 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2022-06-09
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000862
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ammonia (Nh3)2022-02-07 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2022-02-07
- What spilled
- Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2202EPA0000141
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bentonite / Drilling Mud2021-12-27 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2021-12-27
- What spilled
- Bentonite / Drilling Mud
- Largest amount reported
- 1 gallons
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2112EPA0001912
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2021-03-01 · Plain Twp
- Reported
- 2021-03-01
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Plain Twp, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2103EPA0000261
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fish Kill2026-07-29 · Canton
- Reported
- 2026-07-29
- What spilled
- Fish Kill
- Where
- Canton, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001383
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Plain Township, Stark County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Plain Township, Stark County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | Brook N. Harless | R | 2027-12-31 | 330-284-5979 7408 Ivydale Ave. NW North Canton 44720 |
| Trustee | Scott M. Haws | R | 2029-12-31 | 330-904-9100 3805 Teakwood St. NE Canton 44721 |
| Trustee | John A. Sabo | D | 2029-12-31 | 330-454-9319 1220 Spangler Rd. NE Canton 44714 |
| Fiscal Officer | Thomas W. Wolf | R | 2028-03-31 | 330-417-9685 2615 Jaguar St. NE Canton 44721 |
Roster as of 2026-08-12: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 9 of 9 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Plain Township Police District | 5,609 | 2,466 | Passed (69.46% for) |
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Plain Township | 13,185 | 6,617 | Passed (66.58% for) |
| 2024-03-19 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 5 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2024-03-19 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 5 (Sunday) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 2 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Plain Township Road District | 7,492 | 6,649 | Passed (52.98% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 26 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 7 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 7 - Sunday | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 26 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 22 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Plain Township 22 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Plain Township 22 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Plain Township 22 Sunday Sales | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Plain Township 7 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Plain Township 7 Sunday Sales | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Plain Township Road District Renewal | 3,325 | 1,369 | Passed (70.84% for) |
| 2021-05-04 | Issue: Plain Twp Parks | 1,226 | 1,128 | Passed (52.08% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Plain Township Police District | 12,123 | 7,484 | Passed (61.83% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: LO Plain Township 7, Las Penas | 780 | 166 | Passed (82.45% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: LO Plain Township, Las Penas, Sunday | 734 | 212 | Passed (77.59% for) |
| 2020-04-28 | Issue: Plain Twp. Fire District | 5,812 | 1,379 | Passed (80.82% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Plain Twp Road District | 4,633 | 2,267 | Passed (67.14% for) |
| 2019-05-07 | Issue: Plain Township Parks | 1,705 | 2,059 | Failed (45.3% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Local Option Plain 27 | 192 | 75 | Passed (71.91% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Trustee | Amie Demrovsky 2,620, 17.89%; Scott M. Haws 3,993, 27.26%; John A. Sabo 4,188, 28.59%; Mandy M. Wagner 3,846, 26.26% |
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | David W. Crowder 2,623, 20.81%; Eric Haines 2,551, 20.24%; Brook N. Harless 7,428, 58.94% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Thomas W. Wolf 11,307, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Scott M. Haws 3,728, 51.33%; John A. Sabo 3,535, 48.67% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee | Brook N. Harless 3,340, 50.45%; Al Leno 3,280, 49.55% |
| 2019-11-05 | Fiscal Officer | Thomas W. Wolf 5,119, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Trustee (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Brook Harless 2,922, 20.41%; Scott M. Haws 3,983, 27.82%; John L. Juergensen 522, 3.65%; Anthony Rich 3,033, 21.19%; John A. Sabo 3,856, 26.93% |
| 2015-11-03 | Trustee (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Al Leno 5,571, 53.24%; Cassandra Milano 1,831, 17.5%; Susan M. Verble 3,062, 29.26% |
| 2015-11-03 | Fiscal Officer | Anthony J. Flex 4,202, 41.89%; Thomas W. Wolf 5,828, 58.11% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2026-01-20
- Compliance Examination, 2023, released 2024-09-24
The county
Stark County: 34 ZIP codes, 36 cities, villages and townships, 374,115 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Plain Township, Ohio in?
Plain Township, Stark County is a township in Stark County, Ohio, with 35,297 residents.
When was Plain Township, Ohio founded?
Plain Township, Stark County was settled 1805; incorporated March 16, 1809. Founders on record: Henry Friday, Hugh Cunningham and George and John Harter, first settlers; created by the county commissioners. Source
How did Plain Township, Ohio get its name?
Perrin's 1881 county history calls the reason for the name an unsolved question: some say part of the township was an open tract of land, or plain; others that some first settlers came from a township called Plain in the East and named the new one in remembrance of their old home. Source
What ZIP code is Plain Township, Ohio?
Plain Township, Stark County is served by ZIP codes 44652, 44721, 44705, 44714, 44720, 44718, 44708 and 44709; 44652 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Plain Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Plain Township, Stark County (Canton Public Water System): Mostly private wells.
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