Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rarden Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Scioto County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 82.2
area_land_km2 = 82.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 31.8
area_land_sq_mi = 31.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1122
population_density_km2 = 13.6
population_density_sq_mi = 35.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 324
elevation_ft = 1063
latd = 38 |latm = 56 |lats = 33 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 14 |longs = 7 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45671
area_code = 740
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blank_info = 39-65522GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086934GR|3
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Rarden Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,122 people in the township, 946 of whom lived in the unincorporated parts of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=390145 Scioto County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Sunfish Township, Pike County - north
*Camp Creek Township, Pike County - northeast
*Morgan Township - east
*Brush Creek Township - south
*Meigs Township, Adams County - southwest
*Franklin Township, Adams County - west

The village of Rarden lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Rarden Township statewide.

Rarden Township was organized January 10, 1891.cite news|title=Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008|publisher="The Community Common"|page=6|date=2007-07-29|accessdate=2007-07-29]

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.sciotocountyohio.com County website]