Country United States County Adams FIPS code 39-09722 Elevation 349 m Population 1,236 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085675 Local time Saturday 8:03 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 63% Humidity Area 107.5 km² (107.4 km² Land / 5 ha Water) | ||
Brush Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,236.
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Map of Brush Creek Township, OH, USA
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, 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.