Stock Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Stock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 432 people in the township;[3] and the 2010 census, 478.[4]

Stock Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
A decorated barn near Tappan Lake on Ohio State Route 646
Location of Stock Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°19′53″N 81°7′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHarrison
Area
 • Total25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
 • Land24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Elevation1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total478
 • Density17.5/sq mi (6.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-74724[2]
GNIS feature ID1086284[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Stock Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Stock Township is located in Noble County.

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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/census_2010/03-Demographic_Profile/Ohio/
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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