Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township


Location of Rush Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°50′28″N 83°2′59″W / 38.84111°N 83.04972°W / 38.84111; -83.04972Coordinates: 38°50′28″N 83°2′59″W / 38.84111°N 83.04972°W / 38.84111; -83.04972
Country United States
State Ohio
County Scioto
Area
 • Total 23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2)
 • Land 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation[1] 509 ft (155 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,171
 • Density 130/sq mi (51/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-69092[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086935[1]

Rush Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 3,171 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Rush Township, although the unincorporated community of McDermott lies in the township's west.

Name and history

It is named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, an early physician and Founding Father of the United States.[4] Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Champaign and Tuscarawas counties.

Rush Township was organized June 3, 1867 by Levi Kirkendall. Its earliest settlers date to 1796.[5]

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,[6] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Rush township, Scioto County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
  5. ↑ "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. 2007-07-29. p. 6.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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