Morgan Township is one of the twenty-two
townships of
Knox County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 1,034 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Pleasant Township - north
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Harrison Township - northeast corner
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Clay Township - east
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Washington Township, Licking County - south
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Burlington Township, Licking County - southwest
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Miller Township - west
Part of the village of
Utica is located in southern Morgan Township.
Name and history
Morgan Township was organized in 1808. It is named for
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan (c. 1736 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the sup ...
.
It is one of six
Morgan 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Public Safety
Law Enforcement
Knox County Sheriff's Office
Fire & EMS
County Line Joint Fire District
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Knox County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio