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Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Rushcreek Township.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Rushcreek Township is hillier than Logan County's more westerly townships.
image_map	OHmap-hilite-Rushcreek Twp Logan Co.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Rushcreek Township in Ohio
image_map1	Map of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Rushcreek Township.png
mapsize1	250px
map_caption1	Location of Rushcreek Township in Logan County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Logan
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	127.08
area_land_km2	126.95
area_water_km2	0.13
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	2153
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	1106
coordinates
area_codes	937, 326
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-69134
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086493

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. 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".
"Rushcreek township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(1880). "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.

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