Rush Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Champaign County

Champaign County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,779 people in the township, 874 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Allen Township, Union County
  Allen Township, Union County, Ohio
  Allen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,518 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Liberty Township - north...
  
   - northeast
• Union Township, Union County
  Union Township, Union County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,565 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Goshen Township
  Goshen Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Goshen Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,383 people in the township, 1,639 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Union Township
  Union Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,920 people in the township, 1,788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,660 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Zane Township, Logan County
  Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio
  Zane Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...
  
   - northwest

Two villages are located in Rush Township: North Lewisburg

North Lewisburg, Ohio

North Lewisburg is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Lewisburg is located at ....

 in the northwest, and Woodstock

Woodstock, Ohio

Woodstock is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 317 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodstock is located at ....

 in the east.

Name and history

Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Scioto

Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Rush Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,144 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Morgan Township - north...

 and Tuscarawas

Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Rush Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

Counties.

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.

External links

• County website
• County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)