Meigsville Township, Morgan County, Ohio
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Meigsville Township is one of the fourteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Morgan County
Morgan County, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 894 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Bristol Township
    Bristol Township, Morgan County, Ohio
    Bristol Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 207 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Manchester Township
    Manchester Township, Morgan County, Ohio
    Manchester Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 141 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Center Township
    Center Township, Morgan County, Ohio
    Center Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 652 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Manchester Township - north...

     - east
  • Windsor Township
    Windsor Township, Morgan County, Ohio
    Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,951 people in the township, 1,411 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Morgan Township
    Morgan Township, Morgan County, Ohio
    Morgan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,617 people in the township, 941 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    - west


No municipalities are located in Meigsville 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, 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.

As of 2007, the trustees are Kent Coyle, Darren Hann, and Terry Kidd, and the clerk is Masel Johnson.
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