Country United States County Medina FIPS code 39-34104 Elevation 279 m Population 4,914 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086594 Area 68 km² Local time Friday 3:41 AM | |
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Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,914 people in the township, 1,853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Harrisville Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwest part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Lodi is located in central Harrisville Township.
Name and history
It is the only Harrisville Township 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.