Country United States County Wayne FIPS code 39-70198 Elevation 359 m Local time Wednesday 2:22 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087160 Area 61.6 km² Population 3,783 (2000) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Salt Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,783 people in the township, 3,296 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Salt Creek Township, OH, USA
Demographics
In 2000, 20.9% of Salt Creek residents identified as being of Pennsylvania German heritage. This was the highest percentage of Pennsylvania Germans of any place in the United States, Pennsylvania included.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Fredericksburg is located in southwestern Salt Creek Township.
Name and history
It is one of five Salt Creek Townships 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.