Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
St. John's ELCA near Stovertown.jpg
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Location of Brush Creek Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°49′58″N81°59′13″W / 39.83278°N 81.98694°W / 39.83278; -81.98694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 • Total
30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Land30.3 sq mi (78.6 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,286
 • Density42.4/sq mi (16.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-09757 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086715 [1]

Brush Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,286 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.

Name and history

Statewide, other Brush Creek Townships are located in Adams, Jefferson, 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. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Brush Creek township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ §503.24 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , §505.01 Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , and §507.01 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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