Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bedford Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Meigs County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 101.7
area_land_km2 = 101.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 39.3
area_land_sq_mi = 39.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1212
population_density_km2 = 11.9
population_density_sq_mi = 30.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 207
elevation_ft = 679
latd = 39 |latm = 8 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 0 |longs = 37 |longEW = W

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Bedford Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,212 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39105 Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Lodi Township, Athens County - north
*Carthage Township, Athens County - northeast corner
*Orange Township - east
*Chester Township - southeast
*Salisbury Township - south
*Rutland Township - southwest corner
*Scipio Township - west
*Alexander Township, Athens County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Bedford Township, although the unincorporated community of Darwin is located in the township's far north.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bedford Township is located in Coshocton 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 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.meigscountyohio.com County website]