Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio
| Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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| The Joseph Armstrong Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
The Joseph Armstrong Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.9 sq mi (77.5 km2) |
| • Land | 29.9 sq mi (77.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,778 |
| • Density | 126.2/sq mi (48.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44660 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-70156[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086338[1] |
Salt Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,778 people in the township.[3]
Communities
- Mount Hope is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the eastern portion of the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salt Creek Township, Wayne County - north
- Paint Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
- Paint Township - east
- Walnut Creek Township - southeast corner
- Berlin Township - south
- Hardy Township - southwest
- Prairie Township - west
- Franklin Township, Wayne County - northwest corner
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.
References
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Municipalities and communities of Holmes County, Ohio, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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- ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
