Cadiz Township, Ohio
Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio | |
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.JPG) The Harrison County Home sits on Route 250 in the township | |
 Location of Cadiz Township in Harrison County | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Harrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.0 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
| • Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,639 |
| • Density | 105.7/sq mi (40.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43907 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-10814[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086273[1] |
Cadiz Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,639 people in the township, 331 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |