Country United States County Van Wert FIPS code 39-34034 Elevation 247 m Local time Friday 3:20 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087087 Area 93.2 km² Population 1,085 (2000) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,085 people in the township.
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Map of Harrison Township, OH, USA
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.
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.