Blue Rock Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Blue Rock Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Muskingum County.
Municipalities and townships of Muskingum County.
Coordinates: 39°48′47″N 81°51′3″W / 39.81306, -81.85083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 - Total 27.3 sq mi (70.7 km²)
 - Land 27.0 sq mi (70.0 km²)
 - Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 641
 - Density 23.7/sq mi (9.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43720
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-07398[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086714[1]

Blue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Brush Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Blue Rock lies in the western part of the township.

[edit] Name and history

It is the only Blue Rock Township statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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