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Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_nameRush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineSchoolhouse, Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionSchoolhouse on Edie Hill Road
image_mapMap of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Rush Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Rush Township in Tuscarawas County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Tuscarawas
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km277.0
area_land_km276.9
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi29.7
area_land_sq_mi29.7
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total867
population_density_km211.3
population_density_sq_mi29.2
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m361
elevation_ft1184
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code44683
area_code740
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-69106
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1087063

Rush Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 867 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Mill Township - north
  • Franklin Township, Harrison County - east
  • Washington Township, Harrison County - southeast
  • Perry Township - south
  • Washington Township - southwest corner
  • Clay Township - west
  • Warwick Township - northwest

Part of the village of Gnadenhutten is located in northwestern Rush Township, and the unincorporated community of Stillwater lies in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

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

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

References

  1. "Rush township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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