Morgan Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Morgan Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Morgan County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 2,617 people in the township, 941 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Much of Morgan Township is occupied by McConnelsville
, the county seat
and largest village of Morgan County.
As of 2007, the trustees are Rodney Hanson, Ancil King, and Darel Kuntz, and the clerk is Barbara Bucey.
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 Morgan County
Morgan County, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 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 2,617 people in the township, 941 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Bloom TownshipBloom Township, Morgan County, OhioBloom Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,015 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Bristol TownshipBristol Township, Morgan County, OhioBristol Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 207 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast - Meigsville TownshipMeigsville Township, Morgan County, OhioMeigsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 894 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Bristol Township - north...
- east - Windsor TownshipWindsor Township, Morgan County, OhioWindsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,951 people in the township, 1,411 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast - Malta TownshipMalta Township, Morgan County, OhioMalta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,964 people in the township, 1,268 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west
Much of Morgan Township is occupied by McConnelsville
McConnelsville, Ohio
McConnelsville is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. As of October 19 2011, the mayor is John Walter Finley.-Geography:...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
and largest village of Morgan County.
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.As of 2007, the trustees are Rodney Hanson, Ancil King, and Darel Kuntz, and the clerk is Barbara Bucey.