Morris Township is one of the twenty-two townships

Civil township

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 of Knox County

Knox County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,998 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Berlin Township
  Berlin Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Berlin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,789 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,298 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,427 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...
  
   - east
• Clinton Township
  Clinton Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Clinton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,326 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Wayne Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 898 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Middlebury Township - north...
  
   - west
• Middlebury Township
  Middlebury Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Middlebury Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,138 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

Small parts of two municipalities are located in Morris Township: the city of Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, Ohio

Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,990 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is named after Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George Washington.-History:...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Knox County, in the southeast; and the village of Fredericktown

Fredericktown, Ohio

Fredericktown is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census.-History:Long before white settlers entered the area, Adena and Hopewell Indians inhabited the area of Fredericktown. Early settlers found three mounds and earthworks located on nearby hilltops...

, in the northwest.

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.