Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio

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Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Township
Sutton Township fields and West Virginia power plant.jpg
Fields, with the Mountaineer Power Plant in the background
Map of Meigs County Ohio Highlighting Sutton Township.png
Location of Sutton Township in Meigs County
Coordinates: 38°59′47″N81°55′50″W / 38.99639°N 81.93056°W / 38.99639; -81.93056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Meigs
Area
 • Total31.6 sq mi (81.7 km2)
 • Land31.1 sq mi (80.6 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
574 ft (175 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,077
 • Density97/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-75847 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086619 [1]

Sutton Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,077 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:

Mason County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

It is the second-farthest downstream of Meigs County's Ohio River townships.

Two villages are located along Sutton Township's shoreline: Racine, in the south, and Syracuse, in the southwest.

Name and history

It is the only Sutton Township statewide. [4]

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, [5] 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. ↑ "Sutton township, Meigs County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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