Letart Township, Meigs County, Ohio

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Letart Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Meigs County.
Municipalities and townships of Meigs County.
Coordinates: 38°54′47″N 81°52′25″W / 38.91306, -81.87361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Meigs
Area
 - Total 17.5 sq mi (45.2 km²)
 - Land 16.6 sq mi (43.0 km²)
 - Water 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km²)
Elevation [1] 804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 641
 - Density 38.6/sq mi (14.9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-42868[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086612[1]

Letart Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

Letart Township is composed of a peninsula jutting southward into the Ohio River. West Virginia lies across the river: Jackson County to the east, and Mason County to the west.

It is located in the middle of Meigs County's Ohio River townships.

No municipalities are located in Letart Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is the only Letart Township statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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