Archer Township, Harrison County, Ohio
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Archer Township is one of the fifteen townships
Civil township
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 of Harrison County, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 306 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Rumley Township
    Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    Rumley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,575 people in the township, 791 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,898 people in the township, 914 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • German Township
    German Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    German Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 767 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Cadiz Township
    Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    Cadiz Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,639 people in the township, 331 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Stock Township
    Stock Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    Stock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 432 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*North Township - north...

     - west
  • North Township
    North Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    North Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,652 people in the township, 853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    - northwest


No municipalities are located in Archer Township.

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.
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