Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio
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Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Paulding County
Paulding County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,293 people, 7,773 households, and 5,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,478 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,566 people in the township, 741 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana
Indiana
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 line, it borders the following townships:
  • Carryall Township
    Carryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Carryall Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,046 people in the township, 1,306 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Crane Township
    Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Crane Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,314 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Paulding Township
    Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Paulding Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,008 people in the township, 1,086 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Blue Creek Township
    Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Blue Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 804 people in the township, 506 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Benton Township
    Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,035 people in the township, 694 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana
    Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 498.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Edgerton at...

     - southwest
  • Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana
    Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana
    Maumee Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,619.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Maumee Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bluecast at Maumee...

     - west


Part of the village of Payne
Payne, Ohio
Payne is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Payne is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

is located in southern Harrison Township on the border with Benton Township.

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.

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