Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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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]
Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio | |
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State Route 125 in Lynx | |
 Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′13″N 83°23′48″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| County | Adams |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.49 sq mi (107.47 km2) |
| • Land | 41.48 sq mi (107.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,097 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-09722[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085675[1] |
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Meigs Township - north
- Jefferson Township - east
- Green Township - south
- Monroe Township - southwest
- Tiffin Township - west
No municipalities are located in Brush Creek Township, although the unincorporated communities of Lynx, Tulip, and Selig lie within the township's borders.
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.