Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Township
	Between Marengo and Fulton
	Location of Harmony Township in Morrow County
	Coordinates: 40°27′56″N 82°46′24″W / 40.46556°N 82.77333°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morrow
Area
• Total	24.0 sq mi (62.1 km2)
• Land	24.0 sq mi (62.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,610
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-33600
GNIS feature ID	1086704

Harmony Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,610 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Franklin Township - northeast
Chester Township - east
South Bloomfield Township - southeast corner
Bennington Township - south
Lincoln Township - west
Gilead Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Harmony Township.

Name and history

Harmony Township was organized in 1820.^[4] Statewide, the only other Harmony Township is located in Clark County.

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,^[5] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Harmony township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 217.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Harmony township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 217.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Mount Gilead
City	Galion‡	Map of Ohio highlighting Morrow County
Villages	Cardington Chesterville Edison Fulton Marengo Mount Gilead Sparta
Townships	Bennington Canaan Cardington Chester Congress Franklin Gilead Harmony Lincoln North Bloomfield Perry Peru South Bloomfield Troy Washington Westfield
CDPs	Candlewood Lake Hidden Lakes Iberia
Other communities	Bloomfield Blooming Grove Climax Denmark Fargo Johnsville North Woodbury Pagetown Pulaskiville Saint James Shawtown South Woodbury Steam Corners Vails Corners West Liberty West Point Westfield Williamsport
Ghost towns	Aaronsburg Florida Grove Jamestown Morehouse Moshers Mill Queen Settlement Rome Steiners Corner Tyrone
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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