Meigs Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 173 people in the township. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Rich Hill Township - north Spencer Township, Guernsey County - northeast corner Brookfield Township, Noble County - east Bristol Township, Morgan County - south Bloom Township, Morgan County - southwest corner Blue Rock Township - west Salt Creek Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Meigs Township. Name and history Meigs Township was named after Meigs Creek. Statewide, the only other Meigs Township is located in Adams County. By the 1830s, Meigs Township had three gristmills and four saw mills. 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. Demographics References External links County website Townships in Muskingum County, Ohio Townships in Ohio