Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Rush Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 867 people in the township.

Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township
Schoolhouse on Edie Hill Road
Location of Rush Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°19′35″N 81°20′33″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Tuscarawas
Area
• Total	29.7 sq mi (77.0 km2)
• Land	29.7 sq mi (76.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,184 ft (361 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	867
• Density	29.2/sq mi (11.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44683
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-69106[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087063[1]

Geography

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

• Mill Township - north
• Franklin Township, Harrison County - east
• Washington Township, Harrison County - southeast
• Perry Township - south
• Washington Township - southwest corner
• Clay Township - west
• Warwick Township - northwest

Part of the village of Gnadenhutten is located in northwestern Rush Township, and the unincorporated community of Stillwater lies in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Rush Townships are located in Champaign and Scioto counties.

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, 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.