Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio

40°11′45″N 81°9′40″W / 40.19583°N 81.16111°W / 40.19583; -81.16111CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHarrisonArea • Total27.5 sq mi (71.3 km²) • Land26.9 sq mi (69.6 km²) • Water0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)Elevation1,099 ft (335 m)Population • Total377 • Density14/sq mi (5.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codeArea code740FIPS code39-51940^[3]GNIS feature ID1086279^[1]

Moorefield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 377.

Geography

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

• Nottingham Township - north
• Cadiz Township - northeast
• Athens Township - east
• Flushing Township, Belmont County - south
• Freeport Township - west
• Washington Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Moorefield Township, although the unincorporated community of Piedmont lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Moorefield Township is located in Clark 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,^[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