Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Township
	Fields between Antwerp and Payne
	Location of Harrison Township in Paulding County
	Coordinates: 41°6′11″N 84°44′11″W / 41.10306°N 84.73639°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Paulding
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Land	36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,511
• Density	42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-33950
GNIS feature ID	1086773

Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,511 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:

Carryall Township - north
Crane Township - northeast corner
Paulding Township - east
Blue Creek Township - southeast corner
Benton Township - south
Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana - southwest
Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana - west

Part of the village of Payne is located in southern Harrison Township on the border with Benton Township.

Name and history

It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.^[4]

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.
^ "Harrison township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §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] "Harrison township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[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 Paulding County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Paulding
Villages	Antwerp Broughton Cecil Grover Hill Haviland Latty Melrose Oakwood Paulding Payne Scott‡	Map of Ohio highlighting Paulding County
Townships	Auglaize Benton Blue Creek Brown Carryall Crane Emerald Harrison Jackson Latty Paulding Washington
Unincorporated communities	Arthur Charloe Emmett Junction Mandale New Rochester Roselms Worstville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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