Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
George Armstrong Custer monument in New Rumley
Location of Rumley Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°22′46″N 81°0′37″W / 40.37944°N 81.01028°W / 40.37944; -81.01028
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	23.31 sq mi (60.38 km2)
• Land	23.30 sq mi (60.34 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,207 ft (368 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,275
• Density	55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-68994[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086282[1]

Rumley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,275.

Geography

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

• Loudon Township, Carroll County - north
• North Township - west
• German Township - east
• Archer Township - south
• Perry Township, Carroll County - northwest

The village of Jewett is located in southern Rumley Township, and the unincorporated community of New Rumley lies in the township's center.

Name and history

It is the only Rumley 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.