Morgan Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Morgan Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Scioto County.
Coordinates: 38°55′32″N 83°5′15″W / 38.92556°N 83.0875°W / 38.92556; -83.0875Coordinates: 38°55′32″N 83°5′15″W / 38.92556°N 83.0875°W / 38.92556; -83.0875
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Scioto
Area
– Total	30.1 sq mi (78.1 km2)
– Land	29.9 sq mi (77.4 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation[1]	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,297
– Density	76.9/sq mi (29.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-52150[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086929[1]

Morgan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,297 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Camp Creek Township, Pike County - north
• Scioto Township, Pike County - northeast corner
• Valley Township - east
• Rush Township - south
• Union Township - southwest
• Brush Creek Township - west
• Rarden Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Morgan Township.

Name and history

Named after settler Thomas Morgan,^[4] it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide.^[5]

Morgan Township was organized in June 1825.^[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,^[6] 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. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Scioto County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6. 
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website