Black Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 611 people in the township.
Black Creek Township, Ohio | |
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 Township hall | |
 Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′19″N 84°44′26″W / 40.68861°N 84.74056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mercer |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 611 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-06586[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086620[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Willshire Township, Van Wert County – north
- Liberty Township, Van Wert County – northeast corner
- Dublin Township – east
- Hopewell Township – southeast corner
- Liberty Township – south
- Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana – southwest
- Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana – northwest
No municipalities are located in Black Creek Township.
Name and history
editBlack Creek Township was organized in 1834.[4] It is the only Black Creek Township statewide.
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Black Creek township, Mercer County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 151.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.