Archer Township, Ohio

Archer Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
Town Hall is housed in the former Clearfork School.
Location of Archer Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°19′30″N81°1′3″W / 40.32500°N 81.01750°W / 40.32500; -81.01750
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
• Land	25.2 sq mi (65.2 km2)
• Water	0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	965 ft (294 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	327
• Density	13.0/sq mi (5.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-02358 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086271 [1]

Archer Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 327.

Geography

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

• Rumley Township - north
• Green Township - east
• German Township - northeast
• Cadiz Township - south
• Stock Township - west
• North Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Archer Township.

Name and history

It is the only Archer Township statewide. It was established in 1799.

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Archer township, Harrison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. §503.24 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , §505.01 Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , and §507.01 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website