Columbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,220 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Lee Township, Athens County - north Alexander Township, Athens County - northeast corner Scipio Township - east Rutland Township - southeast corner Salem Township - south Wilkesville Township, Vinton County - southwest corner Vinton Township, Vinton County - west Knox Township, Vinton County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Columbia Township.
Name and history Statewide, other Columbia Townships are located in Hamilton and Lorain 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
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External links County website