Bedford Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Meigs County

Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,770. Its county seat is Pomeroy, and it is named for Return J. Meigs, Jr., the 4th Governor of Ohio.-Geography:...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,212 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Lodi Township, Athens County
  Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Lodi Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,403 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Canaan Township - north...
  
   - north
• Carthage Township, Athens County
  Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Carthage Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,467 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Orange Township
  Orange Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Orange Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 934 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Chester Township
  Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Chester Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,332 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Orange Township - north...
  
   - southeast
• Salisbury Township
  Salisbury Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Salisbury Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,441 people in the township, 1,950 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Rutland Township
  Rutland Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Rutland Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,347 people in the township, 1,946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Scipio Township
  Scipio Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Scipio Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,050 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Alexander Township, Athens County
  Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio
  Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,614 people in the township, 2,590 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Bedford Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Darwin

Darwin, Ohio

Darwin is a small unincorporated community in central Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio, in the United States. It is located along U.S. Route 33 between Athens and Pomeroy, at its intersection with State Route 681.-Education:...

 is located in the township's far north.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bedford Township is located in Coshocton County

Bedford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Bedford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 601 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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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.