Harrison Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°51′57″N 84°45′3″W / 40.86583°N 84.75083°W / 40.86583; -84.75083
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Harrison Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-34034[3]
GNIS feature ID1087087[1]

Harrison Township is one of the twelve

2020 census
found 1,020 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located within Harrison Township.

Name and history

It is one of nineteen Harrison 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Harrison township, Van Wert County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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