German Township, Harrison County, Ohio
| German Township, Harrison County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Barn on State Route 646 | |
 Location of German Township in Harrison County | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′29″N 80°54′49″W / 40.39139°N 80.91361°WCoordinates: 40°23′29″N 80°54′49″W / 40.39139°N 80.91361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Harrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,230 ft (375 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 767 |
| • Density | 30.4/sq mi (11.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-29890[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086276[1] |
German Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 767 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Springfield Township, Jefferson County - north
- Salem Township, Jefferson County - northeast
- Wayne Township, Jefferson County - southeast
- Green Township - south
- Archer Township - southwest
- Rumley Township - west
- Loudon Township, Carroll County - northwest
No municipalities are located in German Township.
Name and history
It is one of five German Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |