Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°49′58″N 81°59′13″W / 39.83278°N 81.98694°W / 39.83278; -81.98694CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMuskingumArea

• Total30.4 sq mi (78.8 km²) • Land30.3 sq mi (78.6 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

719 ft (219 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,286 • Density42/sq mi (16/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-09757^[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.

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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Brush Creek township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.