Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Salt Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 4,252,[3] up from 3,778 at the 2000 census.

Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
The Joseph Armstrong Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
Location of Salt Creek Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°38′12″N 81°49′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHolmes
Area
 • Total29.9 sq mi (77.4 km2)
 • Land29.8 sq mi (77.3 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,252
 • Density142/sq mi (55.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44660
Area code(s)330
FIPS code39-70156[2]
GNIS feature ID1086338[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Salt Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Mount Hope lies in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of five Salt Creek Townships 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.

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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. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Salt Creek township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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