Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°18′7″N 82°59′56″W / 41.30194°N 82.99889°W / 41.30194; -82.99889CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySanduskyArea

• Total35.2 sq mi (91.2 km²) • Land35.1 sq mi (91.0 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,389 • Density96.6/sq mi (37.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-31990^[3]GNIS feature ID1086910^[1]Websitehttps://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:

Riley Township - north
Townsend Township - northeast corner
York Township - east
Thompson Township, Seneca County - southeast corner
Adams Township, Seneca County - southeast
Pleasant Township, Seneca County - southwest corner
Ballville Township - west
Sandusky Township - northwest corner

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

Office	Name^[8]
Trustee	Matt Hofelich
Trustee	Bill Ebert
Trustee	Jim Newsome
Fiscal Officer	Danyelle Lantz

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Green Creek township, Sandusky County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Everett, Homer (1882). History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies. H. Z. Williams & Bro. p. 619.
^ Everett, Homer (1882). History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies. H. Z. Williams & Bro. p. 604.
^ "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.
^ Green Creek Township officials