Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio

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Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Freeport Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°12′19″N81°17′5″W / 40.20528°N 81.28472°W / 40.20528; -81.28472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Harrison
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
 (2020) [2]
 • Total726
 • Density30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43973
Area code 740
FIPS code 39-28812 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086275 [1]

Freeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 726.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Freeport township, Harrison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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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