Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township
The Tremper Mound and Works
Location of Rush Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°50′28″N 83°2′59″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Scioto
Area
• Total	23.8 sq mi (61.7 km^2)
• Land	23.5 sq mi (60.9 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)
Elevation [1]	509 ft (155 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,939
• Density	125.1/sq mi (48.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-69092[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086935[1]

Rush Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,939 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Morgan Township - north
• Valley Township - northeast
• Clay Township - southeast
• Washington Township - south
• Union Township - west

No municipalities are located in Rush Township, although the unincorporated community of McDermott lies in the township's west.

Name and history

It is named for Dr. Benjamin Rush, an early physician and Founding Father of the United States.^[4] Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Champaign and Tuscarawas counties.

Rush Township was organized June 3, 1867 by Levi Kirkendall. Its earliest settlers date to 1796.^[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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Rush township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
5. "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website