Blue Rock Township, Ohio

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Blue Rock Township, Muskingum, Ohio
Township
Blue Rock State Park Cutler Lake beach.JPG
Cutler Lake at Blue Rock State Park
Map of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Blue Rock Township.png
Location of Blue Rock Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°48′47″N81°51′3″W / 39.81306°N 81.85083°W / 39.81306; -81.85083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 • Total27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2)
 • Land27.0 sq mi (70.0 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,060 ft (323 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total622
 • Density23/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43720
Area code 740
FIPS code 39-07398 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086714 [1]

Blue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 622 people in the township.

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Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Brush Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Blue Rock lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Blue Rock Township took its name from Blue Rock Creek. [4] It is the only Blue Rock Township statewide.

By the 1830s, Blue Rock Township had a sawmill and at least ten salt factories. [5]

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, [6] 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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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Blue Rock township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 426.
  5. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  101 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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