Harrison Township is one of the thirteen townships

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 of Henry County

Henry County, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,232 people in the township, 1,026 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,591 people in the township, 1,296 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,913 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Damascus Township
  Damascus Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Damascus Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,781 people in the township, 1,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Richfield Township
  Richfield Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Richfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 654 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Damascus Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,177 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Flatrock Township
  Flatrock Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Flatrock Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,254 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Napoleon Township
  Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Napoleon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,331 people in the township, 1,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Freedom Township
  Freedom Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Freedom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,002 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

Harrison Township is one of only two townships in the county without a border on another county.

A small part of the county seat

County seat

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 of Napoleon

Napoleon, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,318 people, 3,813 households, and 2,470 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,668.1 people per square mile . There were 4,066 housing units at an average density of 727.9 per square mile...

is located in northwestern 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.