Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio

Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Barn in the township
Municipalities and townships of Meigs County.
Coordinates: 39°4′36″N 81°55′30″W / 39.07667°N 81.925°W / 39.07667; -81.925Coordinates: 39°4′36″N 81°55′30″W / 39.07667°N 81.925°W / 39.07667; -81.925
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Meigs
Area
– Total	45.5 sq mi (117.9 km2)
– Land	45.5 sq mi (117.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	617 ft (188 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,332
– Density	51.2/sq mi (19.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45720
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-14016[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086609[1]

Chester Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,332 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Orange Township - north
• Olive Township - northeast
• Lebanon Township - southeast
• Sutton Township - south
• Salisbury Township - west
• Bedford Township - northwest

It is the only county township without a border on another county.

No municipalities are located in Chester Township, although the unincorporated community of Chester is located in the township's center.

Name and history

It is one of five Chester Townships statewide.^[4]

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 fiscal officer,^[5] 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website