- Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio
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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°WCoordinates: 39°4′36″N 81°55′30″W / 39.07667°N 81.925°W 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]
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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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Meigs County, Ohio Villages Middleport | Pomeroy | Racine | Rutland | Syracuse
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesCarpenter | Chester | Darwin | Langsville | Long Bottom | Portland | Reedsville | Tuppers Plains
Categories:- Townships in Meigs County, Ohio
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