Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gallia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:81.0
Area Land Km2:80.8
Area Water Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:959
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:260
Elevation Ft:853
Coordinates:38.7219°N -82.2953°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-33824[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086139

Harrison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 959.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Harrison 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.

Public services

Education

The bulk of the township is served by the Gallia County Local School District, except for a small area in the northern extremity of the township, which lies within the Gallipolis City School District.

Transportation

The township is served by State Routes 218 and 790. Hannan Trace Road, one of the oldest roads in Ohio, having originally been laid out in 1798 by Thomas Hannan under contract with the federal government, is also one of the main roads in the township. It was originally one of the main highways connecting Chillicothe and points east during the time period when Chillicothe served as the capital of the Northwest Territory and the first capital of Ohio.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harrison township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 3 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24