Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships

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 Hamilton County

Hamilton County, Ohio

As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

, 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 12,469 people in the township, 4,982 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Morgan Township, Butler County
  Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio
  Morgan Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in the southwestern corner of Butler County, Ohio, United States, on the state line with Indiana. It had a population of 5,328 in 2000, up from 4,972 in 1990. There are no incorporated places in the township. Unincorporated...
  
   - north
• Crosby Township
  Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Crosby Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,748 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Whitewater Township
  Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Whitewater Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,564 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Miller Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,605.-Geography:Miller Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Bright...
  
   - southwest corner
• Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,108.-Geography:Harrison Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Bright...
  
   - west
• Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana
  Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana
  Whitewater Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,360.-Geography:Whitewater Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Ashby...
  
   - northwest corner

The city of Harrison

Harrison, Ohio

Harrison is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The city is located in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The population was 7,487 as of the 2000 census.-History:...

 is located in central Harrison 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.

External links

• County website