Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 51,997 people in the township, 35,543 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Located near the city of Canton, it is one of the more populous urban townships in Ohio.GeographyLocated in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city: Lake Township - northMarlboro Township - northeast cornerNimishillen Township - eastOsnaburg Township - southeast cornerCanton Township - southPerry Township - southwest cornerJackson Township - westGreen - northwest corner Several populated places are located in Plain Township: Part of the city of Canton, the county seat of Stark County, in the southThe city of North Canton, in the northwestPart of the village of Meyers Lake, in the southwestThe unincorporated community of Avondale, in the southwestThe unincorporated community of Cairo, in the northThe unincorporated community of Middlebranch, in the northeast According to the United States Census Bureau, Plain Township has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.81 km²), of which 28.3 square miles (73.29 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) is water.
