Country United States County Highland FIPS code 39-09736 Elevation 266 m Local time Saturday 8:12 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086299 Area 112.1 km² Population 1,308 (2000) | |
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Brushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,308 people in the township, 1,150 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Brushcreek Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Sinking Spring is located in southeastern Brushcreek Township.
Name and history
It is the only Brushcreek Township statewide, although Brush Creek Townships are located in Adams, Jefferson, Muskingum, and Scioto counties.
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.