Salt Lick Township, Perry County, Ohio

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Salt Lick Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Between Hemlock and Shawnee on 155.jpg
Along State Route 155 between Hemlock and Shanwee
Map of Perry County Ohio Highlighting Salt Lick Township.png
Location of Salt Lick Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°36′32″N82°12′6″W / 39.60889°N 82.20167°W / 39.60889; -82.20167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Perry
Area
 • Total20.7 sq mi (53.6 km2)
 • Land20.7 sq mi (53.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,090
 • Density52.7/sq mi (20.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-70226 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086790 [1]

Salt Lick Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,090 people in the township.

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Geography

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

Two villages are located in Salt Lick Township: Shawnee in its center, and Hemlock in its southeast corner.

Name and history

Salt Lick Township was organized around 1823, and named for the mineral licks within its borders. [4] It is the only Salt Lick Township statewide. [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Salt Lick township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 302.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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