Salt Creek Township, Hocking County, Ohio

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Salt Creek Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Township
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Salt Creek Valley Community Church
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Location of Salt Creek Township in Hocking County
Coordinates: 39°26′1″N82°41′40″W / 39.43361°N 82.69444°W / 39.43361; -82.69444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hocking
Area
 • Total42.11 sq mi (109.07 km2)
 • Land41.95 sq mi (108.64 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,117
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-70142 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086323 [1]

Salt Creek Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,117.

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Geography

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

It is the most southerly township in Hocking County.

No municipalities are located in Salt Creek Township.

Name and history

Salt Creek Township was named from the creek and associated salt production there. [4]

It is one of five Salt Creek Townships 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Salt Creek township, Hocking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 28. ISBN   9780738582894.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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