| Official Name: | Taylor Creek Township, Hardin 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: | Hardin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 72.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 72.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 593 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 325 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1066 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5503°N -83.6733°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-76198[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086269 |
Taylor Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 593.
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Taylor Creek Township.
Taylor Creek Township was organized around 1833.[4] This township was named for James Taylor, Jr., an officer in the War of 1812.[5] It is the only Taylor Creek Township statewide, although there is a Taylor Township in Union County.
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,[6] 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.