Harrison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,189 people in the township.
Harrison Township, Ross County, Ohio | |
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 Poes Run United Baptist Church | |
 Location of Harrison Township in Ross County | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′24″N 82°49′33″W / 39.34000°N 82.82583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ross |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,189 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-34006[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086897[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Colerain Township – north
- Salt Creek Township, Hocking County – northeast
- Eagle Township, Vinton County – east
- Liberty Township – south
- Springfield Township – west
- Green Township – northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Harrison Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Harrison township, Ross County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.