Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

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Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
Monroeville, Jefferson County, Ohio historical marker.JPG
Confederate general John Hunt Morgan passed through here shortly before he was defeated at the nearby Battle of Salineville
Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Brush Creek Township.png
Location of Brush Creek Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°33′52″N80°48′40″W / 40.56444°N 80.81111°W / 40.56444; -80.81111
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
 • Total23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2)
 • Land23.6 sq mi (61.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,266 ft (386 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total384
 • Density16/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-09750 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086376 [1]

Brush Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 384 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Brush Creek Township.

Name and history

Brush Creek Township was organized in the 1830s. It was named from the Brush Creek which runs through it. [4]

Statewide, other Brush Creek Townships are located in Adams, 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, [5] 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. ↑ "Brush Creek township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp.  535.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
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