Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
| Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Rush Creek Township in Fairfield County | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′7″N 82°25′40″W / 39.70194°N 82.42778°WCoordinates: 39°42′7″N 82°25′40″W / 39.70194°N 82.42778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2) |
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,549 |
| • Density | 95.1/sq mi (36.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-69120[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086083[1] |
Rush Creek Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,549 people in the township, 2,284 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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.
Name and history
This township took its name from Rush Creek.[4] It is the only Rush Creek Township statewide, although there is a Rushcreek Township in Logan County.[5]
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,[6] 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
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Fairfield County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 183.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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