Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Vinton County

Vinton County, Ohio

Vinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,435. , the least populous in the state. Its county seat is McArthur. The county is named for Samuel Finley Vinton, a 19th-century United States Congressman from...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,030 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Eagle Township
  Eagle Township, Vinton County, Ohio
  Eagle Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 412 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : north
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Vinton County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 714 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : northeast corner
• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,667 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township: north...
  
  : east
• Jackson Township, Jackson County
  Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,296 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : south
• Liberty Township, Ross County
  Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,476 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : southwest
• Jefferson Township, Ross County
  Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 967 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  : northwest

Harrison Township lies farther west than any other location in Vinton County.

No municipalities are located in Harrison Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Ray

Ray, Ohio

Ray is an unincorporated community in southeastern Harrison Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45672. It is located along State Route 327 in western Vinton County....

lies in the township's southeast.

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.