Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rush Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Scioto County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 61.7
area_land_km2 = 60.9
area_water_km2 = 0.8
area_total_sq_mi = 23.8
area_land_sq_mi = 23.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3144
population_density_km2 = 51.6
population_density_sq_mi = 133.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 155
elevation_ft = 509
latd = 38 |latm = 50 |lats = 28 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 2 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

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Rush Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,144 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=390145 Scioto County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Morgan Township - north
*Valley Township - northeast
*Clay Township - southeast
*Washington Township - south
*Union Township - west

No municipalities are located in Rush Township, although the unincorporated community of McDermott lies in the township's west.

Name and history

It is named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, an early physician and Founding Father of the United States. Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Champaign and Tuscarawas Counties.

Rush Township was organized June 3, 1867 by Levi Kirkendall. Its earliest settlers date to 1796.cite news|title=Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008|publisher="The Community Common"|page=6|date=2007-07-29|accessdate=2007-07-29]

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.sciotocountyohio.com County website]