Harrison Township is one of the twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Hamilton County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 14,288 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Morgan Township, Butler County - north
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Crosby Township - east
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Whitewater Township - southeast
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Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana - southwest corner
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Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana - west
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Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Whitewater Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,684.
History
Whitewater Township was created in 1816.
The Snow Hill Covered Bridge and Salmon Turrell Farmstead are lis ...
- northwest corner
The city of
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
In Australia:
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...
is located in central Harrison Township but also extends into Crosby Township.
Name and history
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. 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
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pre ...
. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
External links
Township website
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Townships in Hamilton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio