Rutland Township, Meigs County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rutland 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 = 113.9
area_land_km2 = 113.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 44.0
area_land_sq_mi = 44.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2347
population_density_km2 = 20.6
population_density_sq_mi = 53.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 266
elevation_ft = 873
latd = 39 |latm = 2 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 9 |longs = 16 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45775
area_code = 740
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blank_info = 39-69372GR|2
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Rutland Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,347 people in the township, 1,946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of 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 western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Scipio Township - north
*Bedford Township - northeast corner
*Salisbury Township - east
*Cheshire Township, Gallia County - south
*Morgan Township, Gallia County - southwest
*Salem Township - west
*Columbia Township - northwest corner

Two populated places are located in Rutland Township: the village of Rutland, the smallest village in Meigs County, in the center; and the unincorporated community of Langsville, in the center, a short distance west of Rutland.

Name and history

It is the only Rutland Township statewide.

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]