Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Carroll County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 2,498 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Harrison Township.
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In 1817, Harrison Township was formed from a part of Sandy Township
in Stark County. The township originally was within Stark County until the formation of Carroll County. It had all of the original surveyed township 15, range 6 of the Old Seven Ranges
, until the county commissioners took four and one-half sections in the formation of Centre (later Center) township.
A route of the Underground Railroad
passed through the township along Baxter Ridge.
The current office holders and end of their terms are
Trustees:
Fiscal Officer (Clerk):
in most of the township and Brown Local School District
in a corner of the township.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Carroll County
Carroll County, Ohio
Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 2,498 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Brown TownshipBrown Township, Carroll County, OhioBrown Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,300 people in the township, 5,184 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Augusta TownshipAugusta Township, Carroll County, OhioAugusta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast corner - Washington TownshipWashington Township, Carroll County, OhioWashington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,061 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- east - Center TownshipCenter Township, Carroll County, OhioCenter Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,412 people in the township, 1,222 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast, north of Union Township - Union TownshipUnion Township, Carroll County, OhioUnion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,059 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southeast, south of Center Township - Monroe TownshipMonroe Township, Carroll County, OhioMonroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,930 people in the township, 1,588 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Rose TownshipRose Township, Carroll County, OhioRose Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,603 people in the township, 1,289 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west
No municipalities are located in Harrison Township.
Name and history
It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewideHarrison Township, Ohio
Harrison Township, Ohio may refer to:*Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Darke County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio...
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In 1817, Harrison Township was formed from a part of Sandy Township
Sandy Township, Stark County, Ohio
Sandy Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,675 people in the township; this was a slight decrease from the 2000 census, which found 3,679 people in the township, 2,059 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the...
in Stark County. The township originally was within Stark County until the formation of Carroll County. It had all of the original surveyed township 15, range 6 of the Old Seven Ranges
Seven Ranges
The Seven Ranges was a land tract in eastern Ohio that was the first tract to be surveyed in what became the Public Land Survey System. The tract is across the northern edge, on the western edge, with the south and east sides along the Ohio River...
, until the county commissioners took four and one-half sections in the formation of Centre (later Center) township.
A route of the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
passed through the township along Baxter Ridge.
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, 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 office holders and end of their terms are
Trustees:
- Melvin Riggenbach December 31 2013,
- Charles L. Carter December 31 2013,
- Joe Seck December 31 2011
Fiscal Officer (Clerk):
- Linda L. Peoples March 31 2012
Education
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School DistrictCarrollton Exempted Village School District
Carrollton Exempted Village Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The only high school for the district is located in Carrollton, Ohio and is called Carrollton High School.-List of schools:*, Augusta, Ohio...
in most of the township and Brown Local School District
Brown Local School District
Brown Local Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The only high school for the district is located in Malvern, Ohio and is called Malvern High School....
in a corner of the township.
Notable residents
- Isaac H. TaylorIsaac H. TaylorIsaac Hamilton Taylor was a lawyer, judge, and single-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near New Harrisburg , Carroll County, Ohio, Taylor attended the common schools and completed an academic course. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867, subsequently commencing practice...
— lawyer, judge, and single-term U.S. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... - Jonathan WeaverJonathan Weaver (bishop)thumb|300pxJonathan Weaver was a 19th century bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, and employed by Otterbein College.-Early life:...
- 19th century bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in ChristChurch of the United Brethren in ChristThe Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. It is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania, as well as close...
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