Sutton Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,077 people in the township.
Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio | |
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 Fields, with the Mountaineer Power Plant in the background | |
 Location of Sutton Township in Meigs County | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′47″N 81°55′50″W / 38.99639°N 81.93056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Meigs |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.6 sq mi (81.7 km2) |
| • Land | 31.1 sq mi (80.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,077 |
| • Density | 97/sq mi (38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-75847[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086619[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Chester Township - north
- Lebanon Township - east
- Letart Township - southeast
- Salisbury Township - northwest
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
editIt is the only Sutton Township statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Sutton township, Meigs County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.