Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio

Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Adams County.
Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 83°23′12″W / 38.92028°N 83.38667°W / 38.92028; -83.38667Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 83°23′12″W / 38.92028°N 83.38667°W / 38.92028; -83.38667
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Adams
Area
– Total	63.1 sq mi (163.4 km2)
– Land	62.8 sq mi (162.6 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation[1]	846 ft (258 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,753
– Density	59.8/sq mi (23.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-48888[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085681[1]

Meigs Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,753 people in the township, 2,014 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Bratton Township - north, west of Franklin Township
• Franklin Township - north, east of Bratton Township
• Rarden Township, Scioto County - northeast
• Brush Creek Township, Scioto County - southeast
• Jefferson Township - south, east of Brush Creek Township
• Brush Creek Township - south, west of Jefferson Township
• Tiffin Township - southwest
• Oliver Township - west
• Scott Township - northwest

The village of Peebles is located in northern Meigs Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Meigs Township is located in Muskingum County.

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.

See also

• Brushcreek Motorsports Complex

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. ^ Adams 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