Brushcreek Township, Highland County, Ohio
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Brushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Highland County
Highland County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile . There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,308 people in the township, 1,150 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Paint Township
    Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Paint Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,112 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Madison Township - north...

     - north
  • Perry Township, Pike County
    Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 913 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Mifflin Township, Pike County
    Mifflin Township, Pike County, Ohio
    Mifflin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Franklin Township, Adams County
    Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio
    Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast coner
  • Bratton Township, Adams County
    Bratton Township, Adams County, Ohio
    Bratton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,412 people in the township.The Great Serpent Mound, a serpent-shaped effigy mound of the Fort Ancient culture, is located within Bratton Township, along with much of the Serpent Mound...

     - south
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,099 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Marshall Township
    Marshall Township, Highland County, Ohio
    Marshall Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,008 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


The village of Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring, Ohio
Sinking Spring is a village in Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sinking Spring is located at ....

 is located in southeastern Brushcreek Township.

Name and history

It is the only Brushcreek Township statewide, although Brush Creek Townships are located in Adams
Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio
Brush Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,231 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Meigs Township - north...

, Muskingum
Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Brush Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,375 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, and Scioto
Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Brush Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,149 people in the township, 1,063 of whom lived in the unincorporated parts of the township.-Geography:...

Counties.

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, 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.
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