Rutland is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census. Geography Rutland is located at (39.042291, -82.128967). The village lies in the Appalachian Plateau physiographic region. It is situated in a wide valley along Little Leading Creek. The village is plagued by frequent flash floods, often causing road and school closures. The surrounding hills, once containing profitable amounts of bituminous coal, have been subjected to strip mining throughout the early and mid 1900s. Currently, there are no mining operations in the area. Acid mine drainage has been found seeping out some of the abandoned mines and has negatively impacted water quality in the Little Leading Creek watershed. Rutland is the only Meigs County village not located along the Ohio River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 393 people, 161 households, and 115 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 189 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 161 households, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 401 people, 163 households, and 109 families living in the village. The population density was 488.3 people per square mile (188.8/km). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 213.1 per square mile