Black Creek Township, Ohio

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Black Creek Township, Ohio
Township
Center District No. 5 School from southwest.jpg
Township hall
Mercer County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Black Creek Township highlighted.svg
Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 40°41′19″N84°44′26″W / 40.68861°N 84.74056°W / 40.68861; -84.74056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Mercer
Area
 • Total35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total611
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-06586 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086620 [1]

Black Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 611 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Black Creek Township.

Name and history

Black Creek Township was organized in 1834. [4] It is the only Black Creek Township statewide.

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, [5] 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. ↑ "Black Creek township, Mercer County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p.  151.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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