Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Fields outside Chandlersville
Fields outside Chandlersville
Location of Salt Creek Township in Muskingum County
Location of Salt Creek Township in Muskingum County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 • Total 27.9 sq mi (72.3 km2)
 • Land 27.9 sq mi (72.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,113
 • Density 39.9/sq mi (15.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-70170[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086733[1]

Salt Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,113 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Salt Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Chandlersville lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Salt Creek Township was named after its Salt Creek.[4] It is one of five Salt Creek Townships statewide.[5]

By the 1830s, Salt Creek Township had several mills and salt factories, and two churches.[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.

References

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  3. Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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