Harrison Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

38°48′15″N 82°50′54″W / 38.80417°N 82.84833°W / 38.80417; -82.84833CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySciotoArea

• Total37.0 sq mi (95.9 km²) • Land37.0 sq mi (95.8 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

518 ft (158 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,275 • Density115.5/sq mi (44.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-34020^[3]GNIS feature ID1086926^[1]

Harrison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 4,275 people in the township.

Geography

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

Madison Township - north
Bloom Township - east
Vernon Township - southeast corner
Porter Township - south
Clay Township - west

No municipalities are located in Harrison Township, although the unincorporated community of Minford lies along the border with Madison Township.

Name and history

Named in honor of General William Henry Harrison,^[4] it is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.^[5]^[6]

Harrison Township was established March 6, 1832.^[6]

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,^[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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Harrison 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.