Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio

Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
State Route 125 in Lynx
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°48′13″N 83°23′48″W / 38.80361°N 83.39667°W / 38.80361; -83.39667
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	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [1]	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]

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]

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 community of Lynx lies in the township's southwest.

Statewide, other Brush Creek Townships are located in Jefferson, Muskingum, and Scioto counties, plus a Brushcreek Township in Highland County.

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.

• County website