Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township
State Route 73 southeast of Rarden
State Route 73 southeast of Rarden
Location of Rarden Township in Scioto County
Location of Rarden Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°56′33″N 83°14′7″W / 38.94250°N 83.23528°W / 38.94250; -83.23528
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyScioto
Area
 • Total
31.8 sq mi (82.2 km2)
 • Land31.8 sq mi (82.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,106
 • Density35/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45671
Area code740
FIPS code39-65522[3]
GNIS feature ID1086934[1]

Rarden Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,106 people in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Rarden lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

Rarden Township was organized January 10, 1891.[4] The township was named after Thomas Rarden, pioneer.[5] It is the only Rarden Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Rarden township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
  5. ^ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
  6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.