Morgan Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Morgan Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Morgan County.
Coordinates: 39°39′6″N 81°50′58″W / 39.65167°N 81.84944°W / 39.65167; -81.84944Coordinates: 39°39′6″N 81°50′58″W / 39.65167°N 81.84944°W / 39.65167; -81.84944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morgan
Area
– Total	12.4 sq mi (32.1 km2)
– Land	12.1 sq mi (31.4 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation[1]	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,617
– Density	216.0/sq mi (83.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-52122[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086692[1]

Morgan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,617 people in the township, 941 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Bloom Township - north
• Bristol Township - northeast
• Meigsville Township - east
• Windsor Township - southeast
• Malta Township - west

Much of Morgan Township is occupied by McConnelsville, the county seat and largest village of Morgan County.

Name and history

It is one of six Morgan Townships 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.

As of 2007, the trustees are Rodney Hanson, Ancil King, and Darel Kuntz, and the clerk is Barbara Bucey.^[6]

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. ^ Morgan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
6. ^ Morgan Township Officials, Morgan County. Accessed 2007-07-02.

External links

• County website
• Morgan County Historical Pictures