Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
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State Route 125 in Lynx
Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Brush Creek Township highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°48′13″N83°23′48″W / 38.80361°N 83.39667°W / 38.80361; -83.39667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total
41.49 sq mi (107.47 km2)
 • Land41.48 sq mi (107.43 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,145 ft (349 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,097
 • Density30/sq mi (11.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-09722 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085675 [1]

Brush Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,097 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Brush Creek Township, although the unincorporated communities of Lynx, Tulip, and Selig lie within the township's borders.

Name and history

Statewide, other Brush Creek Townships are located in Jefferson, Muskingum, and Scioto counties, plus a Brushcreek Township in Highland County.

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, [4] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Brush Creek township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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