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Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°42′7″N 82°25′40″W / 39.70194°N 82.42778°W / 39.70194; -82.42778
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Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
Bremen community mausoleum, State Route 37
Bremen community mausoleum, State Route 37
Location of Rush Creek Township in Fairfield County
Location of Rush Creek Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°42′7″N 82°25′40″W / 39.70194°N 82.42778°W / 39.70194; -82.42778
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFairfield
Area
 • Total
37.5 sq mi (97.0 km2)
 • Land37.2 sq mi (96.3 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
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768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,996
 • Density110/sq mi (41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-69120[3]
GNIS feature ID1086083[1]
Websitewww.rushcreektwp.org

Rush Creek Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,996.

Geography

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

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Rush Creek township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 183.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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