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Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-69120

Elevation
  
234 m

Local time
  
Friday 8:19 PM

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086083

Population
  
3,893 (2010)

Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Weather
  
21°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 53% Humidity

Area
  
97.12 km² (96.35 km² Land / 78 ha Water)

Rush Creek Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,893, of whom 2,468 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Rush Creek Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Richland Township - north
  • Reading Township, Perry County - northeast
  • Jackson Township, Perry County - east
  • Monday Creek Township, Perry County - southeast corner
  • Marion Township, Hocking County - south
  • Berne Township - southwest
  • Pleasant Township - northwest
  • The village of Bremen is located in central Rush Creek Township, and part of the census-designated place of Hide-A-Way Hills lies in the township's south.

    Name and history

    This township took its name from Rush Creek. It is the only Rush Creek Township statewide, although there is a Rushcreek Township in Logan 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.

    References

    Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio Wikipedia


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