Columbia Township, Meigs County, Ohio

Columbia Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Meigs County.
Coordinates: 39°9′11″N 82°14′38″W / 39.15306°N 82.24389°W / 39.15306; -82.24389Coordinates: 39°9′11″N 82°14′38″W / 39.15306°N 82.24389°W / 39.15306; -82.24389
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Meigs
Area
– Total	37.6 sq mi (97.4 km2)
– Land	37.6 sq mi (97.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	630 ft (192 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,018
– Density	27.1/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-16924[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086610[1]

The intersection of State Routes 32 and 689 is located in western Columbia Township.

Columbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,018 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Lee Township, Athens County - north
• Alexander Township, Athens County - northeast corner
• Scipio Township - east
• Rutland Township - southeast corner
• Salem Township - south
• Wilkesville Township, Vinton County - southwest corner
• Vinton Township, Vinton County - west
• Knox Township, Vinton County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Columbia Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Columbia Townships are located in Hamilton and Lorain Counties.

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,^[4] 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. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website