McArthur Township is one of the seventeen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County, ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population was 2,016.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Richland Township - north
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Rushcreek Township - east
*
Lake Township - southeast
*
Harrison Township - southwest
*
Washington Township - west
The village of
Huntsville
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is located in central McArthur Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Northwood is located in the township's northeast, along the border with Richland Township.
Name and history
McArthur Township was organized in 1823, and was named for Ohio politician
Duncan McArthur
Duncan McArthur (1772April 29, 1839) was a military officer and a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th governor of Ohio.
When first elected to state office as a representative, he was serving in the ...
. It is the only McArthur Township statewide.
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.
In the elections of November 2011, D. Bruce Tracey without opposition retained the position of township trustee while Constance Hall was elected without opposition to the position of township fiscal officer.
Transportation
Important highways in McArthur Township include U.S. Routes
33 and
68, and State Routes
117,
274, and
638
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Year 638 (Roman numerals, DCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 638 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno ...
, along with a small part of
State Route 366.
References
External links
County websiteCounty & Township Map of Ohio
(PDF object)
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Townships in Logan County, Ohio
1823 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1823
Townships in Ohio