Harding Township is one of the eleven
townships of
Lucas 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 726 people in the township.
Geography
In the western part of the county, Harding Township borders the following townships:
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Spencer Township - north and east
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Swanton Township - south
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Fulton Township, Fulton County - west
No municipalities are present in Harding Township. The unincorporated community of Sharples is located in Harding Township near Sharples Cemetery. The
Spencer-Sharples Local School District was annexed to the
Toledo City School District on 1 January 1968.
Name and history
It is the only Harding Township 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.
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Lucas County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio