Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio

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]

Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township
Location of Rush Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°50′28″N 83°2′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyScioto
Area
 • Total23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2)
 • Land23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,171
 • Density130/sq mi (51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-69092[2]
GNIS feature ID1086935[1]

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. "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. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Rush township, Scioto County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. 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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