Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Wooded landscape west of High Hill
Wooded landscape west of High Hill
Location of Meigs Township in Muskingum County
Location of Meigs Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°47′34″N 81°45′51″W / 39.79278°N 81.76417°W / 39.79278; -81.76417
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMuskingum
Area
 • Total
37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2)
 • Land36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,165 ft (355 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
228
 • Density6.1/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-48916[3]
GNIS feature ID1086726[1]

Meigs Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 228 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Meigs Township.

Name and history

Meigs Township was named after Meigs Creek.[4] Statewide, the only other Meigs Township is located in Adams County.

By the 1830s, Meigs Township had three gristmills and four saw mills.[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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820284—
18501,495—
18601,5473.5%
18701,414−8.6%
18801,5288.1%
18901,446−5.4%
19001,291−10.7%
19101,035−19.8%
1920888−14.2%
1930714−19.6%
1940707−1.0%
1950540−23.6%
1960453−16.1%
1970281−38.0%
1980208−26.0%
1990165−20.7%
20001734.8%
20101804.0%
202022826.7%

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Meigs township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 443.
  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 306. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.