Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio

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Rush Township, Ohio
Location of Champaign County in Ohio
Location of Champaign County in Ohio
Coordinates: 40°11′56″N 83°33′30″W / 40.19889, -83.55833
Country United States
State Ohio
County Champaign
Area
 - Total 31.8 sq mi (82.3 km²)
 - Land 31.7 sq mi (82.2 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,135 ft (346 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,779
 - Density 87.6/sq mi (33.8/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-69078[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085845[1]
Municipalities and townships of Champaign County.
Municipalities and townships of Champaign County.

Rush Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,779 people in the township, 874 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

Two villages are located in Rush Township: North Lewisburg in the northwest, and Woodstock in the east.

[edit] Name and history

Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Scioto and Tuscarawas Counties.

[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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