Morgan Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Geography

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

• Camp Creek Township, Pike County - north
• Scioto Township, Pike County - northeast corner
• Valley Township - east
• Rush Township - south
• Union Township - southwest
• Brush Creek Township - west
• Rarden Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Morgan Township.

Name and history

Named after settler Thomas Morgan, it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide.

Morgan Township was organized in June 1825.

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, 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

References

1. "Morgan township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
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5. Bannon, Henry Towne. (1927). "Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio". Waverly Press.
6. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
7. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.