Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio

Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Hills south of Crooksville
Location of Harrison Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°46′36″N 82°5′51″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Perry
Area
• Total	23.3 sq mi (60.3 km^2)
• Land	23.2 sq mi (60.2 km^2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,145
• Density	221.8/sq mi (85.5/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-33964[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086781[1]

Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,145 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Newton Township, Muskingum County - north
• Clay Township, Muskingum County - northeast
• York Township, Morgan County - southeast
• Bearfield Township - south
• Pike Township - southwest
• Clayton Township - west

Several populated places are located in Harrison Township:

• The village of Crooksville, in the east
• Part of the village of Roseville, in the far northeast along the border with Muskingum County
• The unincorporated community of Milligan, in the south

Name and history

Harrison Township was organized in 1820, and named for William Henry Harrison, an Ohio legislator and afterward 5th President of the United States.[4] It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Harrison township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 192.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website