Walnut Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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) This marker commemorates the first white settler in this township. | |
) Location of Walnut Creek Township in Holmes County | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′59″N 81°42′46″W / 40.54972°N 81.71278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.81 sq mi (72.04 km2) |
| • Land | 27.78 sq mi (71.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,070 ft (326 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,821 |
| • Density | 138/sq mi (53.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44687 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-80626[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086339[1] |
Walnut Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,821,[3] up from 3,530 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Paint Township - north
- Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast
- Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County - southeast
- Clark Township - south
- Berlin Township - west
- Salt Creek Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Walnut Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Walnut Creek lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
It is the only Walnut Creek Township statewide.[4]
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,[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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Walnut Creek township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.