Harrison Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°22′27″N 83°48′19″W / 40.37417°N 83.80528°W / 40.37417; -83.80528CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyLoganArea

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• Total25.8 sq mi (66.7 km²) • Land25.7 sq mi (66.5 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

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1,158 ft (353 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total2,061 • Density80/sq mi (31/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)937, 326FIPS code39-33908^[4]GNIS feature ID1086483^[2]

Harrison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,061.

Geography

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

McArthur Township - north
Lake Township - east
Liberty Township - southeast
Union Township - south
Pleasant Township - southwest
Washington Township - west

Part of the city of Bellefontaine, the county seat of Logan County, is located in eastern and central Harrison Township.

Name and history

Harrison Township was organized in 1836.^[5] It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.^[6]

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.

Transportation

U.S. Route 33 and State Route 47 are the major highways in Harrison Township. As well, Bellefontaine Regional Airport is located in the township's center.

References

^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Harrison township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 244.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.