Walnut Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Walnut Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
This marker commemorates the first European settler in this township.
Location of Walnut Creek Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°32′59″N81°42′46″W / 40.54972°N 81.71278°W / 40.54972; -81.71278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Holmes
Area
• Total	27.81 sq mi (72.04 km2)
• Land	27.78 sq mi (71.96 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,992
• Density	140/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44687
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-80626 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086339 [1]

Walnut Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,992.

Geography

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

• Paint Township - north
• Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast
• Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County - southeast
• Clark Township - south
• Berlin Township - west
• Salt Creek Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Walnut Creek Township, although the census-designated place of Walnut Creek lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Walnut Creek Township statewide. ^[4]

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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Walnut Creek township, Holmes County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website