Country United States County Muskingum FIPS code 39-33936 Elevation 299 m Population 1,638 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086719 Local time Friday 3:18 AM | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind NE at 0 km/h, 68% Humidity Area 43.77 km² (42.73 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,638 people in the township, 869 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Harrison Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Philo is located in northern Harrison Township.
Name and history
Harrison Township was organized in 1839. It is one of nineteen Harrison 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.