Hiram

Hiram Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census listed 2,396 people in the township. It was named after Hiram I, the biblical king of Tyre. 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. It is the only Hiram Township statewide. A small hamlet called Hiram Rapids was located in the northwest part of the township in 1840. A post office was established there in 1840, and remained in operation until 1912. It borders the following other townships:Troy Township, Geauga County - north, Parkman Township, northwest corner, Nelson Township, southwest corner, and Mantua Township, west corner. Two villages are formed from portions of Hiram township: part of Garrettsville in the southeast, and Hiram in the center. It covers an area of 23 sq mi (60 km²) and was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, which was once part of New Haven County, Connecticut. It has a population of 2,395 (as of the 2010 census) and is located on the Ohio Turnpike, which runs through the northern part of Lake County. It also has a lake, the Ohio River, and a river, which run through it. The town is located near the birthplace of John Johnson, Sr., who established the John Johnson Farm in 1818.

Geography

Two villages are formed from portions of Hiram Township: part of Garrettsville in the southeast, and Hiram in the center. Hiram was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. It covers an area of 23 sq mi (60 km²) and borders the following other townships: Troy Township, Geauga County, Parkman Township, Freedom Township, Mantua Township, and Auburn Township. According to Hiram's website, a portion of Windham Township is no longer a part of the township, having been annexed by the village of Garretsville. It is located in the northern part of Geauga county, in the north of the county. It has a population of 2,816 (as of the 2010 census) and a population growth rate of 1.7% in the last five years. The township's population was 2,715 (as of the 2011 census) in the 2010 Census. Its population growth rates have been 1.8% in recent years, and 1.9% in five years prior to the 2010  Census. The town's population is 1,817 (as of the 2011  Census) and its growth rate has been 2.6% since the 1990s. It was founded in the early 1900s from parts of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Its name comes from the word "Hiram", which means "hiram" or "hollow" in English. It also means "hill" in Greek.

Name and history

Hiram Township was named after Hiram I, the biblical king of Tyre. 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. The LDS Church holds that several other revelations were received at the Johnson farm, and that Smith worked on translating the Bible here. Among these were John Johnson's sons, Luke and Lyman; as well as Sidney Rigdon and Orson Hyde. Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants was received atThe Johnson Farm on February 16, 1832. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says that Smith translated the Bible at the farm. The Johnson Farm was also the site of several meetings between the apostles and members of the church, including that of Brigham Young in 1831 and 1832, and of several other meetings between Smith and other apostles and notables in 1833 and 1834. It is the only Hiram township in the state of New Hampshire.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees. The board is elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four year term starting on April 1 of the year after the election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on theBoard of Trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio = 31.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 44. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 40. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hiram = 3.5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,526 individuals with a median age of 42.7 age the population grows by 4.09% in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 103.3 residents per square mile of area (39.9/km²). There are average 2.73 people per household in the 875 households with an average household income of $62,709 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.50% of the available work force and has dropped -6.20% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 18.10%. The number of physicians in Hiram per 100,000 population = 102.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Hiram = 39.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 52.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 144. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 165. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 50, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 87.16%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 29 years with median home cost = $131,270 and home appreciation of -16.46%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.03 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,913 per student. There are 17.1 students for each teacher in the school, 577 students for each Librarian and 456 students for each Counselor. 5.95% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 14.50% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.95% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).