Cadiz Township, 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″N81°0′21″W / 40.26833°N 81.00583°W / 40.26833; -81.00583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	34.9 sq mi (90.3 km2)
• Land	34.3 sq mi (88.9 km2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,145 ft (349 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,387
• Density	98.7/sq mi (38.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43907
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-10814 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086273 [1]

Cadiz Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,387.

Geography

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

• Archer Township - north
• Green Township - northeast
• Short Creek Township - southeast
• Athens Township - south
• Moorefield Township - southwest
• Nottingham Township - west
• Stock Township - northwest

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Cadiz township, Harrison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website