Harrison Township, Scioto County, Ohio
| Harrison Township, Scioto County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Methodist church at Minford | |
 Location of Harrison Township in Scioto County | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′15″N 82°50′54″W / 38.80417°N 82.84833°WCoordinates: 38°48′15″N 82°50′54″W / 38.80417°N 82.84833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Scioto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.0 sq mi (95.9 km2) |
| • Land | 37.0 sq mi (95.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,548 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-34020[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086926[1] |
Harrison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 4,548 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Madison Township - north
- Bloom Township - east
- Vernon Township - southeast corner
- Porter Township - south
- Clay Township - west
No municipalities are located in Harrison Township, although the unincorporated community of Minford lies along the border with Madison Township.
Name and history
Named in honor of General William Henry Harrison,[4] it is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.[5][6]
Harrison Township was established March 6, 1832.[6]
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,[7] 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.
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harrison township, Scioto County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ↑ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- 1 2 "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |