- North Township, Harrison County, Ohio
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North Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Harrison County.
Coordinates: 40°24′21″N 81°6′16″W / 40.40583°N 81.10444°WCoordinates: 40°24′21″N 81°6′16″W / 40.40583°N 81.10444°W Country United States State Ohio County Harrison Area – Total 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) – Land 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 1,168 ft (356 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,652 – Density 71.2/sq mi (27.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-56084[2] GNIS feature ID 1086280[1] North Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,652 people in the township, 853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Perry Township, Carroll County - north
- Rumley Township - east
- Archer Township - southeast
- Stock Township - south
- Monroe Township - west
The village of Scio is located in central North Township.
Name and history
It is the only North Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Ohio Villages Adena‡ | Bowerston | Cadiz | Deersville | Freeport | Harrisville | Hopedale | Jewett | New Athens | Scio
Townships Archer | Athens | Cadiz | Franklin | Freeport | German | Green | Monroe | Moorefield | North | Nottingham | Rumley | Short Creek | Stock | Washington
Unincorporated
communitiesConotton | Germano | New Rumley | Piedmont | Pittsburgh Junction | Tippecanoe
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Harrison County, Ohio
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