Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°47′34″N 81°45′51″W / 39.79278°N 81.76417°W / 39.79278; -81.76417CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMuskingumArea

• Total37.5 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]

• Total228 • 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:

Rich Hill Township - north
Spencer Township, Guernsey County - northeast corner
Brookfield Township, Noble County - east
Bristol Township, Morgan County - south
Bloom Township, Morgan County - southwest corner
Blue Rock Township - west
Salt Creek Township - northwest corner

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
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	284	—
1850	1,495	—
1860	1,547	3.5%
1870	1,414	−8.6%
1880	1,528	8.1%
1890	1,446	−5.4%
1900	1,291	−10.7%
1910	1,035	−19.8%
1920	888	−14.2%
1930	714	−19.6%
1940	707	−1.0%
1950	540	−23.6%
1960	453	−16.1%
1970	281	−38.0%
1980	208	−26.0%
1990	165	−20.7%
2000	173	4.8%
2010	180	4.0%
2020	228	26.7%

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Meigs township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 306. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.