Rumley Township is one of the fifteen 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 Harrison County, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,575 people in the township, 791 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Loudon Township, Carroll County
  Loudon Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Loudon Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,032 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• North Township
  North Township, Harrison County, Ohio
  North Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,652 people in the township, 853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• German Township
  German Township, Harrison County, Ohio
  German Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 767 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Archer Township
  Archer Township, Harrison County, Ohio
  Archer Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 306 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Perry Township, Carroll County
  Perry Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,022 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...
  
   - northwest

The village of Jewett

Jewett, Ohio

Jewett is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census. The community has also been known as "Fairview."-Geography:Jewett is located at ....

 is located in southern Rumley Township, and 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 New Rumley

New Rumley, Ohio

New Rumley is an unincorporated community in central Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is famous for being the birthplace of George Armstrong Custer....

lies 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.