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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
Country United States
State Ohio
County Harrison
Area

 • Total 24.1 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Land 24.1 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]

 876 ft (267 m)
Population
(2010)

 • Total 745
 • Density 31/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43973
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-28812[2]

GNIS feature ID		 1086275[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.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Name and history


  • 3 Government


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Geography


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




  • Washington Township - north


  • Moorefield Township - east


  • Flushing Township, Belmont County - southeast


  • Londonderry Township, Guernsey County - south


  • Washington Township, Guernsey County - southwest


  • Perry Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest


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


The village of Freeport is located in central Freeport Township.



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





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  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Freeport township, Harrison County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. 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.




External links


  • County website







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