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Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Champaign

FIPS code
  
39-69078

Elevation
  
346 m

Population
  
2,613 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085845

Local time
  
Friday 8:31 PM

Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Weather
  
19°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 64% Humidity

Area
  
82.1 km² (82.1 km² Land / 10 ha Water)

Rush Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 2,613 people living in the township, 818 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Rush Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Allen Township, Union County - northeast
  • Union Township, Union County - east
  • Goshen Township - south
  • Union Township - southwest corner
  • Wayne Township - west
  • Zane Township, Logan County - northwest
  • Two villages are located in Rush Township: North Lewisburg in the northwest, and Woodstock in the east.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Scioto and Tuscarawas counties.

    Rush Township was established in 1828 from land given by Wayne Township.

    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, 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

    Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio Wikipedia