Blue Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 700 people in the township.
Blue Creek Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields in the northern part of the township | |
 Location of Blue Creek Township in Paulding County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′18″N 84°37′12″W / 41.02167°N 84.62000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Paulding |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 700 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-07370[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086768[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Paulding Township - north
- Jackson Township - northeast corner
- Latty Township - east
- Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County - southeast corner
- Union Township, Van Wert County - south
- Tully Township, Van Wert County - southwest corner
- Benton Township - west
- Harrison Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Blue Creek Township: Haviland in the eastern part of the township, and part of Scott in the southeastern part of the township along the border with Van Wert County.
Name and history
editIt is the only Blue Creek Township statewide.[4]
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.
- ^ "Blue Creek township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.