Country United States County Harrison FIPS code 39-72361 Elevation 288 m Zip code 43907 Area code 740 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086283 Local time Sunday 12:35 AM Population 1,012 (2000) | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 87% Humidity Area 79.25 km² (78.99 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Short Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,012 people in the township, 614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Short Creek Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two incorporated villages are located in Short Creek Township: Adena in the northeast, and Harrisville in the southeast.
Name and history
It is the only Short Creek 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.