Who is the Knox County County Auditor?

Sarah Ann Thorne (Republican) is the County Auditor of Knox County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Knox County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?

Christy Milligan Staton (Republican) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County, Ohio.

Who is the Knox County County Coroner?

Jennifer F Ogle (Republican) is the County Coroner of Knox County, Ohio.

Who is the Knox County County Engineer?

Cameron Keaton (Republican) is the County Engineer of Knox County, Ohio.

Who is the Knox County Prosecuting Attorney?

Charles T McConville (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Ohio.

Who is the Knox County County Recorder?

Tara Lynn Stiltner (Republican) is the County Recorder of Knox County, Ohio.

Who is the Knox County County Sheriff?

Daniel J Weckesser (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Knox County, Ohio.

Who is the Knox County County Treasurer?

Constance Sue Durbin (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Knox County, Ohio.

Who are the Knox County commissioners?

William Burton Pursel (County Commissioner); Barry D Lester (County Commissioner); Drenda S Keesee (County Commissioner).

Who is on the Knox County School Board?

Roger Lee Clark (Board of Education Member); Joshua E Jackson (Board of Education Member); Kris A Weldy (Board of Education Member); Lynn Douglas McCann (Board of Education Member); Tracey A Myers (Board of Education Member); Terry McDermott (Board of Education Member); Troy Tingley (Board of Education Member); David Allen Dusthimer (Board of Education Member); Paul R Stover (Board of Education Member); Joshua Kevin Byers (Board of Education Member); Christopher William Colopy (Board of Education Member); Dawna Lee Stephens (Board of Education Member); Joshua Dean Beltz (Board of Education Member); William Randall Reese (Board of Education Member); Melissa Michelle Tomlinson (Board of Education Member); Lindsay Nicole Bush (Board of Education Member); Edward Alan Huffman (Board of Education Member); Nathan M Bellman (Board of Education Member); Donald Lee Falk (Board of Education Member); Paul Napier (Board of Education Member); Kristine E Lindeman (Board of Education Member); Shelly D Wenger (Board of Education Member); Vicki June Bechtel (Governing Board Member); Kenneth Ray Boeshart (Governing Board Member); Thomas Allen Groshong Jr (Governing Board Member); Robert Bruce Gregg (Governing Board Member); Donald Richard Rogers (Governing Board Member); Joseph Shannon (Governing Board Member); Judy Briggs (Board of Education Member); John D Carroll (Board of Education Member); Mary C Rugola Dye (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Kent Ward (Board of Education Member); Marguerite Mae Bennett (Board of Education Member); Jolene Marie Goetzman (Board of Education Member); Timothy Shawn Workman (Board of Education Member); Jordan Atherton (Board of Education Member); Debra Paxton (Board of Education Member); Katlyn Creager (Board of Education Member); Evelyn M Vance (Board of Education Member).

What is the population of Knox County?

About 63,142 people, with a median age of 39.4; the median household income is $73,878 and 11.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Knox County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,011 people unemployed in a labor force of 30,203, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Knox County?

50 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 22 township, 6 school district and 14 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Knox County?

63: Berlin, Berlin, Brinkhaven, Brinkhaven, Brown, Brown, Butler, Butler, Centerburg, Centerburg, Clay, Clay, Clinton, Clinton, College, College, Danville, Danville, Fredericktown, Fredericktown, Gambier, Gambier, Harrison, Harrison, Hilliar, Hilliar, Howard, Howard, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Liberty, Liberty, Martinsburg, Martinsburg, Middlebury, Middlebury, Milford, Milford, Miller, Miller, Monroe, Monroe, Morgan, Morgan, Morris, Morris, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pike, Pike, Pleasant, Pleasant, Union, Union, Utica, Utica, Wayne, Wayne. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Knox County, OH elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Knox County: 196 seats on 83 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Knox County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	William Burton Pursel Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Barry D Lester Republican source
County Commissioner	Drenda S Keesee Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Auditor	Sarah Ann Thorne Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas	Christy Milligan Staton Republican source
County Coroner	Jennifer F Ogle Republican source
County Engineer	Cameron Keaton Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Charles T McConville Republican source
County Recorder	Tara Lynn Stiltner Republican source
County Sheriff	Daniel J Weckesser Republican source
County Treasurer	Constance Sue Durbin Republican source

School Board

Centerburg LSD Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Roger Lee Clark source
Board of Education Member	Joshua E Jackson source
Board of Education Member	Kris A Weldy source
Board of Education Member	Lynn Douglas McCann source
Board of Education Member	Tracey A Myers source

Clear Fork Schools Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Terry McDermott source
Board of Education Member	Troy Tingley source

Danville Local School District Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	David Allen Dusthimer source
Board of Education Member	Paul R Stover source
Board of Education Member	Joshua Kevin Byers source
Board of Education Member	Christopher William Colopy source
Board of Education Member	Dawna Lee Stephens source

East Knox Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Joshua Dean Beltz source
Board of Education Member	William Randall Reese source
Board of Education Member	Melissa Michelle Tomlinson source
Board of Education Member	Lindsay Nicole Bush source
Board of Education Member	Edward Alan Huffman source

Fredericktown Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Nathan M Bellman source
Board of Education Member	Donald Lee Falk source
Board of Education Member	Paul Napier source
Board of Education Member	Kristine E Lindeman source
Board of Education Member	Shelly D Wenger source

Knox Co Educational Service Center

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Governing Board Member	Vicki June Bechtel source
Governing Board Member	Kenneth Ray Boeshart source
Governing Board Member	Thomas Allen Groshong Jr source
Governing Board Member	Robert Bruce Gregg source
Governing Board Member	Donald Richard Rogers source

Licking County Educational Service Center

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Governing Board Member	Vacant source
Governing Board Member	Joseph Shannon source

Loudonville-Perrysville Ex Vill School Dist Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Judy Briggs source
Board of Education Member	John D Carroll source

Mount Vernon Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Mary C Rugola Dye source
Board of Education Member	Jeffrey Kent Ward source
Board of Education Member	Marguerite Mae Bennett source
Board of Education Member	Jolene Marie Goetzman source
Board of Education Member	Timothy Shawn Workman source

North Fork Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Jordan Atherton source
Board of Education Member	Debra Paxton source

Northridge LSD Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Katlyn Creager source
Board of Education Member	Evelyn M Vance source

Who lives in each of the 7 school districts (Census figures)

School district	People	Median household income	Below the poverty line	Without health insurance	Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Centerburg Local School District	6,465	$93,009	3.3%	3.2%	36.4%
Danville Local School District	3,143	$69,602	3.9%	22.9%	29.8%
East Knox Local School District	9,766	$84,409	9.4%	9.7%	47.9%
Fredericktown Local School District	7,329	$70,294	9.9%	18.1%	32.1%
Mount Vernon City School District	32,854	$68,447	15%	7.8%	47.7%
North Fork Local School District	10,901	$85,577	13.1%	7.1%	36%
Northridge Local School District (Montgomery County)	10,598	$42,058	26.8%	8.3%	53.6%

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.

Cities and towns

Berlin · 4 seats
Brinkhaven · Mayor Christopher Irwin Wyant · 7 seats
Brown · 4 seats
Butler · 4 seats
Centerburg · Mayor Russell G Myers · 7 seats
Clay · 4 seats
Clinton · 4 seats
College · 4 seats
Danville · Mayor Joseph J Mazzari III · 7 seats
Fredericktown · Mayor Jerry Lynn Day · 7 seats
Gambier · Mayor Leeman Richardson Kessler · 7 seats
Harrison · 4 seats
Hilliar · 4 seats
Howard · 4 seats
Jackson · 4 seats
Jefferson · 4 seats
Liberty · 4 seats
Martinsburg · Mayor David Allen Denune · 4 seats
Middlebury · 4 seats
Milford · 4 seats
Miller · 4 seats
Monroe · 4 seats
Morgan · 4 seats
Morris · 4 seats
Mount Vernon · Mayor Matthew T Starr · 11 seats
Pike · 4 seats
Pleasant · 4 seats
Union · 4 seats
Utica · Mayor James Quinif · 7 seats
Wayne · 4 seats

How many local governments Knox County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 50 local governments in Knox County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (7 municipal, 22 township)	29	30
School districts (school boards)	6	9
Special districts (elected boards)	14	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Knox County

63,142people

39.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$73,878 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$239,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.3%U.S.: 8.4%

45.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

17.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2% · White 92.9% · Black 0.9% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 3.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Knox County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Ohio: 3.3%.

1,011people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

29,192people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

30,203in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	1,011	29,192	30,203
August 2026	3.3%	1,004	29,009	30,013
July 2026	3.2%	960	28,807	29,767
June 2026	3.5%	1,053	28,931	29,984
May 2026	2.7%	805	29,451	30,256
April 2026	2.8%	858	29,450	30,308
March 2026	3.7%	1,129	29,311	30,440
February 2026	4.5%	1,373	29,070	30,443
January 2026	4.5%	1,326	28,256	29,582
December 2025	3.9%	1,172	29,016	30,188
November 2025	3.9%	1,182	29,351	30,533
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.8%	1,166	29,134	30,300
August 2025	4.3%	1,282	28,821	30,103
July 2025	4.6%	1,405	28,970	30,375
June 2025	4.8%	1,444	28,880	30,324
May 2025	4.2%	1,273	29,233	30,506
April 2025	4.3%	1,311	29,090	30,401
March 2025	5.1%	1,575	29,017	30,592
February 2025	5.3%	1,621	28,886	30,507
January 2025	5.6%	1,684	28,473	30,157
December 2024	4.4%	1,350	29,484	30,834
November 2024	4.1%	1,279	29,778	31,057
October 2024	3.6%	1,116	29,866	30,982

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.5%	1,374	28,988	30,362
2024	4.2%	1,288	29,522	30,810
2023	3.5%	1,076	29,284	30,360
2022	3.6%	1,086	28,700	29,786
2021	4.4%	1,301	28,463	29,764
2020	6.4%	1,905	27,754	29,659
2019	4.1%	1,258	29,284	30,542
2018	4.5%	1,355	28,909	30,264
2017	4.7%	1,405	28,781	30,186
2016	4.8%	1,457	28,647	30,104

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Ohio's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Knox County

125.3 per 100,0002025. Ohio: 275.6.

394.2 per 100,0002025. Ohio: 1,428.8.

0murders2025, 83 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	83	125.3	261	394.2
2021	51	78.2	439	673.3
2018	76	119.6	926	1,457.1
2017	87	137.9	1,125	1,782.7
2016	71	112.4	1,248	1,975.8

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Knox County Sheriff's Office	2025	49	95	43,008
Mount Vernon Police Department	2023	7	70	16,551
Fredericktown Police Department	2024	0	11	2,609
Utica Police Department	2023	3	7	2,120
Danville Police Department	2025	1	9	1,003

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Ohio · the U.S.

Quick answers

Who is the Knox County County Auditor?: Sarah Ann Thorne (Republican) is the County Auditor of Knox County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Knox County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?: Christy Milligan Staton (Republican) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County, Ohio.
Who is the Knox County County Coroner?: Jennifer F Ogle (Republican) is the County Coroner of Knox County, Ohio.
Who is the Knox County County Engineer?: Cameron Keaton (Republican) is the County Engineer of Knox County, Ohio.
Who is the Knox County Prosecuting Attorney?: Charles T McConville (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Ohio.
Who is the Knox County County Recorder?: Tara Lynn Stiltner (Republican) is the County Recorder of Knox County, Ohio.
Who is the Knox County County Sheriff?: Daniel J Weckesser (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Knox County, Ohio.
Who is the Knox County County Treasurer?: Constance Sue Durbin (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Knox County, Ohio.
Who are the Knox County commissioners?: William Burton Pursel (County Commissioner); Barry D Lester (County Commissioner); Drenda S Keesee (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Knox County School Board?: Roger Lee Clark (Board of Education Member); Joshua E Jackson (Board of Education Member); Kris A Weldy (Board of Education Member); Lynn Douglas McCann (Board of Education Member); Tracey A Myers (Board of Education Member); Terry McDermott (Board of Education Member); Troy Tingley (Board of Education Member); David Allen Dusthimer (Board of Education Member); Paul R Stover (Board of Education Member); Joshua Kevin Byers (Board of Education Member); Christopher William Colopy (Board of Education Member); Dawna Lee Stephens (Board of Education Member); Joshua Dean Beltz (Board of Education Member); William Randall Reese (Board of Education Member); Melissa Michelle Tomlinson (Board of Education Member); Lindsay Nicole Bush (Board of Education Member); Edward Alan Huffman (Board of Education Member); Nathan M Bellman (Board of Education Member); Donald Lee Falk (Board of Education Member); Paul Napier (Board of Education Member); Kristine E Lindeman (Board of Education Member); Shelly D Wenger (Board of Education Member); Vicki June Bechtel (Governing Board Member); Kenneth Ray Boeshart (Governing Board Member); Thomas Allen Groshong Jr (Governing Board Member); Robert Bruce Gregg (Governing Board Member); Donald Richard Rogers (Governing Board Member); Joseph Shannon (Governing Board Member); Judy Briggs (Board of Education Member); John D Carroll (Board of Education Member); Mary C Rugola Dye (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Kent Ward (Board of Education Member); Marguerite Mae Bennett (Board of Education Member); Jolene Marie Goetzman (Board of Education Member); Timothy Shawn Workman (Board of Education Member); Jordan Atherton (Board of Education Member); Debra Paxton (Board of Education Member); Katlyn Creager (Board of Education Member); Evelyn M Vance (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Knox County?: About 63,142 people, with a median age of 39.4; the median household income is $73,878 and 11.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Knox County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,011 people unemployed in a labor force of 30,203, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Knox County?: 50 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 22 township, 6 school district and 14 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Knox County?: 63: Berlin, Berlin, Brinkhaven, Brinkhaven, Brown, Brown, Butler, Butler, Centerburg, Centerburg, Clay, Clay, Clinton, Clinton, College, College, Danville, Danville, Fredericktown, Fredericktown, Gambier, Gambier, Harrison, Harrison, Hilliar, Hilliar, Howard, Howard, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Liberty, Liberty, Martinsburg, Martinsburg, Middlebury, Middlebury, Milford, Milford, Miller, Miller, Monroe, Monroe, Morgan, Morgan, Morris, Morris, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Pike, Pike, Pleasant, Pleasant, Union, Union, Utica, Utica, Wayne, Wayne. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county board of elections' elected-officials list (the boards' Elected Officials lookups, read November 7, 2026, and the other boards' own published lists) and Cuyahoga County's certified 2024 general election results. Counties whose board publishes no list we can read yet aren't listed; officials appointed since a list was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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