Harris Township, Ottawa County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harris Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Fields in southwestern Harris Township


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map_caption = Location of Harris Township in Ottawa County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ottawa

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area_total_km2 = 73.5
area_land_km2 = 73.1
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 28.4
area_land_sq_mi = 28.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3009
population_density_km2 = 41.2
population_density_sq_mi = 106.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 186
elevation_ft = 610
latd = 41 |latm = 28 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 16 |longs = 11 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 39-33726GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086762GR|3
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Harris Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,009 people in the township, 1,583 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39123 Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Benton Township - north
*Salem Township - east
*Rice Township, Sandusky County - southeast corner
*Washington Township, Sandusky County - south
*Woodville Township, Sandusky County - southwest
*Clay Township - northwest

Most of the village of Elmore is located in the western part of the township.

The Portage River and the Ohio Turnpike also pass through Harris Township.

Name and history

It is the only Harris Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us County website]