Brush Creek Township is one of the sixteen
townships
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of
Scioto County
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,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census counted 1,114 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Rarden Township - north
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Morgan Township - northeast
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Union Township - east
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Nile Township - south
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Jefferson Township, Adams County - west
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Meigs Township, Adams County - northwest
The village of
Otway lies in the township's northeast.
Name and history
Statewide, other Brush Creek Townships are located in
Adams
Adams may refer to:
* For persons, see Adams (surname)
Places United States
*Adams, California
*Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California
* Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
*Adams, Kentucky
*Adams, Massachusetts, a New England to ...
,
Highland
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,
Jefferson, and
Muskingum counties.
Brush Creek Township was organized in 1820. Its earliest inhabitants date to before 1800.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website Northwest Local School District
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Townships in Scioto County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio