Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio

Camp Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 951 people in the township.[3]

Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio
Vanaka Bank Road west of Camp
Location of Camp Creek Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°58′46″N 83°8′7″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPike
Area
  Total27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2)
  Land27.3 sq mi (70.8 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total951
  Density34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-11122[2]
GNIS feature ID1086809[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Camp Creek Township.

Name and history

Named for a stream of the same name within its borders,[4] it is the only Camp 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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