Harrison Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harrison Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Vinton County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 88.3
area_land_km2 = 88.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 34.1
area_land_sq_mi = 34.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1030
population_density_km2 = 11.7
population_density_sq_mi = 30.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 187
elevation_ft = 614
latd = 39 |latm = 14 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 42 |longs = 7 |longEW = W

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Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,030 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39163 Vinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Eagle Township: north
*Jackson Township: northeast corner
*Richland Township: east
*Jackson Township, Jackson County: south
*Liberty Township, Ross County: southwest
*Jefferson Township, Ross County: northwest

Harrison Township lies farther west than any other location in Vinton County.

No municipalities are located in Harrison Township, although the unincorporated community of Ray lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history

It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships 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://vintoncountyoh.gov County website]