Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio

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 / 40.63667°N 81.82694°W / 40.63667; -81.82694Coordinates: 40°38′12″N 81°49′37″W / 40.63667°N 81.82694°W / 40.63667; -81.82694
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]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  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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