Cadiz Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,689,[3] of whom 336 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.

Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
The Harrison County Home sits on Route 250 in the township.
Location of Cadiz Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°16′6″N 81°0′21″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	34.9 sq mi (90.3 km2)
• Land	34.3 sq mi (88.9 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,145 ft (349 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,689
• Density	107/sq mi (41.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43907
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-10814[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086273[1]

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

External links

• County website