Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°27′56″N 82°46′24″W / 40.46556°N 82.77333°W / 40.46556; -82.77333CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMorrowArea

• Total24.0 sq mi (62.1 km²) • Land24.0 sq mi (62.0 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,220 ft (372 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,610 • Density110/sq mi (42/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-33600^[3]GNIS feature ID1086704^[1]

Harmony Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,610 people in the township.

Geography

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

Franklin Township - northeast
Chester Township - east
South Bloomfield Township - southeast corner
Bennington Township - south
Lincoln Township - west
Gilead Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Harmony Township.

Name and history

Harmony Township was organized in 1820.^[4] Statewide, the only other Harmony Township is located in Clark County.

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,^[5] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Harmony township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 217.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.