Letart Township, Meigs County, Ohio

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Letart Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Township
Ohio River north of Apple Grove.jpg
Along the River north of Apple Grove
Map of Meigs County Ohio Highlighting Letart Township.png
Location of Letart Township in Meigs County
Coordinates: 38°54′47″N81°52′25″W / 38.91306°N 81.87361°W / 38.91306; -81.87361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Meigs
Area
 • Total17.5 sq mi (45.2 km2)
 • Land16.6 sq mi (43.0 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total733
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-42868 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086612 [1]

Letart Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 733 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Letart Township is composed of a peninsula jutting southward into the Ohio River. West Virginia lies across the river: Jackson County to the east, and Mason County to the west.

It is located in the middle of Meigs County's Ohio River townships.

No municipalities are located in Letart Township.

Name and history

The township name comes from Letart Falls on the Ohio River, named for a Frenchman James Le Tort who reportedly drowned in the falls. [4] It is the only Letart Township statewide. [5] David Sayre (1736-1826) and his family were said to have been the first settlers in what is now Letart Township, [6] arriving in 1803 from New Jersey by way of western Virginia.

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, [7] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Letart township, Meigs County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ Larry L. Miller: Ohio Place Names, Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, Ind., 1996, p. 131.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ The Pioneer History of Meigs County (1908) by Stillman Carter Larkin, one vol., with illustrations; Columbus, Ohio: Berlin Printing Company; pg 172.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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