Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sandusky
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.2
Area Land Km2:91.0
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:35.2
Area Land Sq Mi:35.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3389
Population Density Km2:37.2
Population Density Sq Mi:96.6
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:196
Elevation Ft:643
Coordinates:41.3019°N -82.9989°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-31990[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086910
Website:https://sites.google.com/site/greencreektownship/

Green Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 3,389 people lived in the township

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

OfficeName[8]
TrusteeMatt Hofelich
TrusteeBill Ebert
TrusteeJim Newsome
Fiscal OfficerDanyelle Lantz

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Creek township, Sandusky County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 16 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies . H. Z. Williams & Bro. . Everett, Homer . 1882 . 619.
  5. Book: History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies . H. Z. Williams & Bro. . Everett, Homer . 1882 . 604.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  8. http://www.greencreektownship.org/index.php?page=trustees Green Creek Township officials