Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township

The Harrison County Home sits on Route 250 in the township

Location of Cadiz Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°16′6″N 81°0′21″W / 40.26833°N 81.00583°W / 40.26833; -81.00583Coordinates: 40°16′6″N 81°0′21″W / 40.26833°N 81.00583°W / 40.26833; -81.00583
Country United States
State Ohio
County Harrison
Area
 • Total 35.0 sq mi (90.5 km2)
 • Land 34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,145 ft (349 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,639
 • Density 105.7/sq mi (40.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43907
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-10814[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086273[1]

Cadiz Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,639 people in the township, 331 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Cadiz, the county seat of Harrison County, is located in eastern Cadiz Township.

Name and history

It is the only Cadiz Township statewide.

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,[4] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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