Blue Rock Township, Ohio

Blue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 622 people in the township.

Blue Rock Township, Muskingum, Ohio
Township
Cutler Lake at Blue Rock State Park
Location of Blue Rock Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°48′47″N 81°51′3″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Muskingum
Area
• Total	27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2)
• Land	27.0 sq mi (70.0 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,060 ft (323 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	622
• Density	23/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43720
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-07398[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086714[1]

Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Salt Creek Township - north
• Rich Hill Township - northeast corner
• Meigs Township - east
• Bristol Township, Morgan County - southeast corner
• Bloom Township, Morgan County - south
• Harrison Township - west
• Wayne Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Blue Rock Township, although the unincorporated community of Blue Rock lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Blue Rock Township took its name from Blue Rock Creek.^[4] It is the only Blue Rock Township statewide.

By the 1830s, Blue Rock Township had a sawmill and at least ten salt factories.^[5]

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,^[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.