Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°27′42″N 83°40′11″W / 40.46167°N 83.66972°W / 40.46167; -83.66972CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyLoganArea

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• Total49.07 sq mi (127.08 km²) • Land49.02 sq mi (126.95 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)Elevation

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1,106 ft (337 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total2,153 • Density44/sq mi (17/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)937, 326FIPS code39-69134^[4]GNIS feature ID1086493^[2]

Rushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,153.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County - north
Bokes Creek Township - east
Perry Township - southeast
Jefferson Township - south
Lake Township - southwest
McArthur Township - west
Richland Township - northwest

The village of Rushsylvania is located in central Rushcreek Township.

Name and history

Rushcreek Township was organized in 1827.^[5] It is the only Rushcreek Township statewide, although there are Rush Townships in Champaign, Scioto, and Tuscarawas counties, and a Rush Creek Township in Fairfield County.

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.

Transportation

U.S. Route 68 is the most important highway in Rushcreek Township. Other significant highways include State Routes 47, 273, and 274.

References

^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Rushcreek township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.