Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio

Meigs Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,905 people in the township,[3] 2,123 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
A farmhouse north of Peebles
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°55′13″N 83°23′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAdams
Area
 • Total63.1 sq mi (163.4 km2)
 • Land62.6 sq mi (162.1 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,905
 • Density62/sq mi (24.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-48888[2]
GNIS feature ID1085681[1]

Geography

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

The village of Peebles is located in northern Meigs Township.

History

Meigs Township was organized in 1806. It is named for Return J. Meigs, Jr.[4]

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,[5] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Meigs township, Adams County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 445.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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