Chester 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 2,332 people in the township.

Geography

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

• 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:...
  
   - north
• Olive Township
  Olive Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Olive Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,874 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Lebanon Township
  Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Lebanon Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,029 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Sutton Township
  Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Sutton Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,250 people in the township, 1,625 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• 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:...
  
   - west
• Bedford Township
  Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio
  Bedford Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,212 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

It is the only county township without a border on another county.

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

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Chester

Chester, Ohio

Chester is an unincorporated community in central Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the Shade River at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 248. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45720.-History:Chester is one the oldest...

is located in the township's center.

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.