Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio
| Hiram Township | |
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| Civil township | |
John Johnson Home, a historic house in Hiram Township
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 Location within Portage County |
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| Coordinates: 41°18′9″N 81°8′55″W / 41.30250°N 81.14861°WCoordinates: 41°18′9″N 81°8′55″W / 41.30250°N 81.14861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Portage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Land | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,296 |
| • Density | 99.0/sq mi (38.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44234 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-35672 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086830 |
Hiram Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census listed 2,411 people in the township.
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following other townships:
Two villages are formed from portions of Hiram Township: part of Garrettsville in the southeast, and Hiram in the center. According to the website of Hiram Township, the portion of Hiram Township once adjoining Windham Township is no longer a part of Hiram Township, having been annexed by the village of Garrettsville.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Hiram Township covers an area of 23 sq mi (60 km2).
Hiram Township was named after Hiram I, the biblical king of Tyre. It is the only Hiram Township statewide.
A small hamlet called Hiram Rapids was located in the northwest part of the township. A post office was established there in 1840, and remained in operation until 1912.
John Johnson, Sr. moved his family from Vermont to Hiram Township in 1818, where they established the John Johnson Farm. After reading the Book of Mormon, Johnson and his wife Elsa traveled to Kirtland to meet with Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith The Johnsons invited Smith to live with them, and Smith made the Johnson Farm his residence and the temporary headquarters of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) in September 1831.
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