Rutland Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Township
Leading Creek
Location of Rutland Township in Meigs County
Coordinates: 39°2′42″N 82°9′16″W / 39.04500°N 82.15444°W / 39.04500; -82.15444
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Meigs
Area
• Total	44.0 sq mi (113.9 km2)
• Land	44.0 sq mi (113.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	873 ft (266 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,137
• Density	49/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45775
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-69372[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086615[1]

Rutland Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,137 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Scipio Township - north
• Bedford Township - northeast corner
• Salisbury Township - east
• Cheshire Township, Gallia County - south
• Morgan Township, Gallia County - southwest
• Salem Township - west
• Columbia Township - northwest corner

Two populated places are located in Rutland Township: the village of Rutland, the smallest village in Meigs County, in the center; and the unincorporated community of Langsville, in the center, a short distance west of Rutland.

Name and history

It is the only Rutland 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.