Morgan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,232 people in the township.
Morgan Township, Scioto County, Ohio | |
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 Township fire department | |
 Location of Morgan Township in Scioto County | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′32″N 83°5′15″W / 38.92556°N 83.08750°W | |
| 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 | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,232 |
| • Density | 74.6/sq mi (28.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-52150[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086929[1] |
Geography
editLocated 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
editNamed after settler Thomas Morgan,[4][5] it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide.[6]
Morgan Township was organized in June 1825.[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,[7] 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.
- ^ "Morgan township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
- ^ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
- ^ "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.