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Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Sandusky

FIPS code
  
39-31990

Elevation
  
196 m

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086910

Population
  
9,527 (2000)

Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Area
  
91.17 km² (90.91 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

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.

Contents

Map of Green Creek Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Riley Township - north
  • Townsend Township - northeast corner
  • York Township - east
  • Thompson Township, Seneca County - southeast corner
  • Adams Township, Seneca County - southeast
  • Pleasant Township, Seneca County - southwest corner
  • Ballville Township - west
  • Sandusky Township - northwest corner
  • 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. Named after Green Creek, the largest stream which runs through the area, it is the only Green Creek Township statewide.

    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, 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

    Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Wikipedia