Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio

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Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio
Township
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Fields on Oregonia Road
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Location of Massie Township in Warren County
Coordinates: 39°29′34″N84°0′43″W / 39.49278°N 84.01194°W / 39.49278; -84.01194 Coordinates: 39°29′34″N84°0′43″W / 39.49278°N 84.01194°W / 39.49278; -84.01194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Warren
Area
 • Total21.2 sq mi (55.0 km2)
 • Land16.9 sq mi (43.8 km2)
 • Water4.3 sq mi (11.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,195 [2]
 • Density62.7/sq mi (24.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45032
Area code 513
FIPS code 39-48216 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087118 [1]

Massie Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is located in the northeast part of the county and is the least populous of Warren County's townships. The population was 1,195 as of the 2020 census. It is the home of the Ohio Renaissance Festival and Caesar Creek State Park.

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Geography

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

The village of Harveysburg is the only municipality within the township.

History

Massie Township was organized in 1850, and named for General Nathaniel Massie. [4]

A large part of the township was submerged in the 1960s and 1970s with the damming of Caesars Creek by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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.

Public services

The township is mostly in the Clinton-Massie Local School District but a part is in the Wayne Local School District.

Massie Township is in the Waynesville and Clarksville telephone exchanges.

Massie Township Fire Department, a volunteer fire department, serves Massie Township. It is composed of sixteen firefighters based at a single station. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Massie township, Warren County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. pp. 647–648.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  6. ↑ Massie Township Fire Department - Harveysburg, Ohio Archived January 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , firedepartments.net. Accessed September 11, 2007.
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