Country United States FIPS code 39-52150 Elevation 194 m Population 2,520 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086929 Local time Saturday 7:18 PM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 83% Humidity Area 77.96 km² (77.44 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Morgan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 2,520 people in the township.
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Map of Morgan Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Morgan Township.
Name and history
Named after settler Thomas Morgan, it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide.
Morgan Township was organized in June 1825.
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.