Morgan Township, Scioto County, Ohio

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Morgan Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township
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Township fire department
Map of Scioto County Ohio Highlighting Morgan Township.png
Location of Morgan Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°55′32″N83°5′15″W / 38.92556°N 83.08750°W / 38.92556; -83.08750
Country United States
State Ohio
County Scioto
Area
 • Total30.1 sq mi (78.1 km2)
 • Land29.9 sq mi (77.4 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
636 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,232
 • Density74.6/sq mi (28.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-52150 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086929 [1]

Morgan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,232 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Morgan Township.

Name and history

Named after settler Thomas Morgan, [4] [5] it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide. [6]

Morgan Township was organized in June 1825. [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, [7] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Morgan township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
  5. ↑ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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