Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

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Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Township
The Sandusky County Regional Airport, in western Green Creek Township
The Sandusky County Regional Airport, in western Green Creek Township
Location of Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Location of Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Sandusky
Area
 • Total 35.2 sq mi (91.2 km2)
 • Land 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 9,527
 • Density 271.1/sq mi (104.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-31990[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086910[1]

Green Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 9,527 people lived in the township, 3,467 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

Most of the city of Clyde is located in eastern Green Creek Township, and part of the village of Green Springs lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

Green Creek Township was established in 1822.[4] Named after Green Creek, the largest stream which runs through the area,[5] it is the only Green Creek Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Township officials

Office Name[8]
Trustee Matt Hofelich
Trustee Bill Ebert
Trustee Jim Newsome
Fiscal Officer Danyelle Lantz

References

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External links

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  3. Sandusky County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
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  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  8. Green Creek Township officials