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Harrison Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Harrison Township, Logan County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	TR46 stubble field near Bellefontaine Airport.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Fields west of Bellefontaine
image_map	OHmap-hilite-Harrison Twp Logan Co.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Harrison Township in Ohio
image_map1	Map of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Harrison Township.png
mapsize1	250px
map_caption1	Location of Harrison Township in Logan County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Logan
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	66.7
area_land_km2	66.5
area_water_km2	0.2
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	2061
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	1158
coordinates
area_codes	937, 326
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-33908
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086483

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. It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships 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.

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".
"Harrison township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(1880). "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.
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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