Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:107.47
Area Land Km2:107.43
Area Water Km2:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1097
Population Density Km2:11.5
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:349
Elevation Ft:1145
Coordinates:38.8036°N -83.3967°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-09722[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085675

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]

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 community of Lynx lies in the township's southwest.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Brush Creek township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 28 April 2023.
  4. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24