Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio

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Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
Skull Fork Covered Bridge
Skull Fork Covered Bridge
Location of Freeport Township in Harrison County
Location of Freeport Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°12′19″N 81°17′5″W / 40.20528°N 81.28472°W / 40.20528; -81.28472Coordinates: 40°12′19″N 81°17′5″W / 40.20528°N 81.28472°W / 40.20528; -81.28472
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHarrison
Area
 • Total24.1 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Land24.1 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total745
 • Density31/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43973
Area code(s)740
FIPS code39-28812[2]
GNIS feature ID1086275[1]

Freeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 745,[3] of whom 376 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.

Geography[]

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

It is the only township in the county to border Guernsey County.

The village of Freeport is located in central Freeport Township. The unincorporated community of Smyrna is located in southeast Freeport Township next to the southern boundary of the township and county.

Name and history[]

It is the only Freeport Township statewide.[4]

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[]

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Freeport township, Harrison County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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