Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Township

State Route 73 southeast of Rarden

Location of Rarden Township in Scioto County

Coordinates: 38°56′33″N 83°14′7″W﻿ / ﻿38.94250°N 83.23528°W﻿ / 38.94250; -83.23528
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Scioto
Area

• Total| 31.8 sq mi (82.2 km2)
• Land| 31.8 sq mi (82.2 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,063 ft (324 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 1,106
• Density| 35/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

45671

Area code| 740
FIPS code| 39-65522[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086934[1]

Rarden Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,106 people in the township.

## Geography

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Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Sunfish Township, Pike County \- north
* Camp Creek Township, Pike County \- northeast
* Morgan Township \- east
* Brush Creek Township \- south
* Meigs Township, Adams County \- southwest
* Franklin Township, Adams County \- west

The village of Rarden lies in the center of the township.

## Name and history

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Rarden Township was organized January 10, 1891.[4] The township was named after Thomas Rarden, pioneer.[5] It is the only Rarden Township statewide.[6]

## Government

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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.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Rarden township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
5. ^ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 274.
6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Scioto County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Portsmouth

City|

* Portsmouth

Map of Ohio highlighting Scioto County

Villages|

* New Boston
* Otway
* Rarden
* South Webster

Townships|

* Bloom
* Brush Creek
* Clay
* Green
* Harrison
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Morgan
* Nile
* Porter
* Rarden
* Rush
* Union
* Valley
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Clarktown
* Franklin Furnace
* Friendship
* Lucasville
* McDermott
* Minford
* Rosemount
* Sciotodale
* West Portsmouth
* Wheelersburg

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alexandria
* Bear Creek
* Bloom Junction
* Buena Vista
* Dry Run
* Eifort‡
* Hales Creek
* Harrison Mills
* Haverhill
* Henley
* Junior Furnace
* Lombardsville
* Lyra
* McGaw
* Mount Joy
* Mule Town
* Pinkerman
* Pond Run
* Powellsville
* Rushtown
* Scioto Furnace
* Sedan
* Slocum
* Wallace Mills

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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