Harrison Township, Darke County, Ohio

Harrison Township, Darke County, Ohio
Township

The Christopher C. Walker Farmhouse, a historic site in the township

Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°57′52″N 84°45′53″W / 39.96444°N 84.76472°W / 39.96444; -84.76472Coordinates: 39°57′52″N 84°45′53″W / 39.96444°N 84.76472°W / 39.96444; -84.76472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Darke
Area
 • Total 34.2 sq mi (88.5 km2)
 • Land 3 sq mi (88.3 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,178 ft (359 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,255
 • Density 66/sq mi (25.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-33810[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086015[1]

Harrison Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,255 people in the township,[3] 1,328 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two incorporated villages are located in Harrison Township: Hollansburg in the northwest, and part of New Madison in the east.

Name and history

It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.[5]

The area within the modern borders of Harrison Township was first settled in 1810, but it was abandoned after Native American attacks; no settlers returned until after the end of the War of 1812.[6]:557 American soldiers built two forts in 1813 for that war within the bounds of the present township: Fort Black, near Main Street in present-day New Madison,[6]:556 and Fort Nesbitt, in Section 32.[6]:557 After the war's end, some settlers returned to the area, along with many former residents of Kentucky.[6]:558 Growth in population enabled Harrison Township to be formed by splitting Twin Township in May 1818;[6]:556 its initial area was reduced by the formation of German Township in 1820.[6]:552 The first school was established in the township in 1819, while the township's first church was a Church of Christ.[6]:558

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,[7] 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. The current trustees are Steve Bohn, Donald Drew, and Mike Fisherback, and the clerk is Cathy Bennett.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harrison township, Darke County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Harrison township, Harrison township, Darke County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  8. ↑ Township Trustees. Darke County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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