Meigs County, Ohio
27 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 21,896
- Median household income
- $46,873
- ±3,283
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 463 of 8,592 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.2%
- 7,115 of 9,102 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Meigs | 22,049 (2021) | 100 E 2nd St, Pomeroy | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Middleport | 2,181 (2021) | 659 Pearl St, Middleport | Website |
| Village of Pomeroy | 1,556 (2021) | 660 E Main St, Pomeroy | — |
| Village of Racine | 680 (2021) | Po Box 399, Racine | — |
| Village of Rutland | 424 (2021) | 337 Main St, Rutland | — |
| Village of Syracuse | 780 (2021) | Po Box 266, Syracuse | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bedford | 1,230 (2021) | 37507 Hemlock Grove Road, Pomeroy | — |
| Township of Chester | 2,444 (2021) | 39035 Sumner Rd, Pomeroy | — |
| Township of Columbia | 1,215 (2021) | 42466 Mattox Rd, Albany | Website |
| Township of Lebanon | 901 (2021) | 54342 New Portland Rd, Portland | — |
| Township of Letart | 736 (2021) | 49115 Manuel Rd, Racine | — |
| Township of Olive | 1,674 (2021) | 52537 Joppa Rd, Reedsville | — |
| Township of Orange | 1,071 (2021) | 42455 Woods Rd, Coolville | — |
| Township of Rutland | 2,119 (2021) | Po Box 203, Rutland | — |
| Township of Salem | 952 (2021) | 26310 Legion Rd, Langsville | — |
| Township of Salisbury | 5,445 (2021) | 121 Fairlane Dr, Middleport | — |
| Township of Scipio | 1,212 (2021) | 38754 Mudfork Rd, Pomeroy | — |
| Township of Sutton | 3,050 (2021) | 28180 Apple Grove Dorcas Rd, Racine | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Ambulance Service District | Health | 2796 Gallia St, Portsmouth | Website |
| Meigs County Transportation Improvement District | Highways | 34110 Fairgrounds Road, Pomeroy | — |
| Meigs County Metropolitan Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 441 General Hartinger Pkwy, Middleport | — |
| Meigs County District Public Library | Libraries | 216 W Main St, Pomeroy | — |
| Leading Creek Conservancy District | Other natural resources | 34481 Corn Hollow Rd, Rutland | — |
| Syracuse-Racine Regional Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 201, Racine | — |
| Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 175, Tuppers Plains | — |
| Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 113 E Memorial Dr, Pomeroy | Website |
| Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District | Water supply utility | 39561 Bar 30 Rd, Reedsville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Eastern Local
School district2 schools
50008 State Route 681, Reedsville, OH, 45772
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Meigs Local
School district4 schools
41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, OH, 45769
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Southern Local
School district2 schools
106 N Broadway St, Racine, OH, 45771
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Athens Farmers Market (Athens)
Mason County Farmers' Market (Point Pleasant)
Point Park Marketplace (Parkersburg) · Ridge Runner Farmers Market (Washington)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.