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Most of the original Harrison Township area has been incorporated into the city of Dayton, the county seat of Montgomery County. Three census-designated places occupy most of the unincorporated parts of the township: Fort McKinley, occupying the southwest of the western "island" around Salem Avenue. Shiloh, occupying all of the western "island ...
Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 14,288 people in the township. Name and history
Harrison Township, Vinton County, Ohio Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
The average population of Ohio's counties was 133,931; Franklin County was the most populous (1,326,063) and Vinton County was the least (12,474). The average land area is 464 sq mi (1,200 km 2 ). The largest county by area is Ashtabula County at 702.44 sq mi (1,819.3 km 2 ), and its neighbor, Lake County , is the smallest at 228.21 sq mi (591. ...
Harrison was laid out in 1810, named in honor of William Henry Harrison, a decorated general and state legislator and afterward the ninth president of the United States. [6] It was incorporated in 1850 and became a city in 1981. Harrison Township was established in 1853, formerly part of Crosby and Whitewater Township. [7]
While some have been totally absorbed into cities or villages, becoming paper townships, the list does not give historic names for any that were renamed. The 2018-2019 Ohio Municipal, Township and School Board Roster (maintained by the Ohio Secretary of State ) lists 1,308 townships, with a 2010 population totaling 5,623,956. [ 1 ]
Harrison Township was organized in 1820, and named for William Henry Harrison, an Ohio legislator and afterward 5th President of the United States. [4] It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide. [5]
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.