Rush Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Champaign County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census reported 2,788 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Allen Township, Union County - northeast
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Union Township, Union County - east
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Goshen Township - south
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Union Township - southwest corner
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Wayne Township - west
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Zane Township, Logan County - northwest
Two villages are located in Rush Township:
North Lewisburg in the northwest, and
Woodstock
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in the east.
Name and history
Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in
Scioto and
Tuscarawas counties.
Rush Township was established in 1828 from land given by Wayne Township.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County websiteCounty and township map of Ohio
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Townships in Champaign County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio