Country United States County Harrison FIPS code 39-29890 Elevation 375 m Local time Sunday 5:56 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086276 Area 65.3 km² Population 767 (2000) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 46% Humidity | ||
German Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 767 people in the township.
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Map of German Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in German Township.
Name and history
It is one of five German Townships statewide.
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, 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.