Harlem Township, Delaware County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harlem Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Delaware County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Delaware

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area_total_km2 = 68.0
area_land_km2 = 68.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 26.3
area_land_sq_mi = 26.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3762
population_density_km2 = 55.3
population_density_sq_mi = 143.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 312
elevation_ft = 1024
latd = 40 |latm = 9 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 48 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

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Harlem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,762 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39041 Delaware County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Trenton Township - north
*Hartford Township, Licking County - northeast corner
*Monroe Township, Licking County - east
*Jersey Township, Licking County - southeast corner
*Plain Township, Franklin County - south
*Blendon Township, Franklin County - southwest corner
*Genoa Township - west
*Berkshire Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Harlem Township.

Name and history

It is the only Harlem 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.delaware.oh.us County website]