Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,717 people in the township.
Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Harrisville Township in Medina County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′49″N 82°1′13″W / 41.03028°N 82.02028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.3 sq mi (68.0 km2) |
| • Land | 26.2 sq mi (68.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,717 |
| • Density | 65/sq mi (25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-34104[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086594[1] |
Geography
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Located in the southwest part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Chatham Township - north
- Lafayette Township - northeast corner
- Westfield Township - east
- Canaan Township, Wayne County - southeast
- Congress Township, Wayne County - south
- Homer Township - west
- Spencer Township - northwest corner
The village of Lodi is located in central Harrisville Township.
Name and history
editIt is the only Harrisville Township 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.
- ^ "Harrisville township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 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.