Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Township

Tarlton Cross Mound

Location of Clearcreek Township in Fairfield County

Coordinates: 39°37′4″N 82°47′37″W﻿ / ﻿39.61778°N 82.79361°W﻿ / 39.61778; -82.79361
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Fairfield
Area

• Total| 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Land| 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation

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| 997 ft (304 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 4,084
• Density| 110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-15686[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086075[1]

Clearcreek Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,084.

## Geography

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Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Amanda Township \- north
* Hocking Township \- northeast corner
* Madison Township \- east
* Perry Township, Hocking County \- southeast
* Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County \- south
* Pickaway Township, Pickaway County \- southwest corner
* Washington Township, Pickaway County \- west

The village of Stoutsville is located in western Clearcreek Township.

## Name and history

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Statewide, the only other Clearcreek Township is located in Warren County.

## Government

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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,[4] 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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Clearcreek township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Lancaster

Cities|

* Canal Winchester‡
* Columbus‡
* Lancaster
* Pickerington‡
* Reynoldsburg‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Fairfield County

Villages|

* Amanda
* Baltimore
* Bremen
* Buckeye Lake‡
* Carroll
* Lithopolis‡
* Millersport
* Pleasantville
* Rushville
* Stoutsville
* Sugar Grove
* Tarlton‡
* Thurston
* West Rushville

Townships|

* Amanda
* Berne
* Bloom
* Clearcreek
* Greenfield
* Hocking
* Liberty
* Madison
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Rush Creek
* Violet
* Walnut

CDPs|

* Fairfield Beach
* Hamburg
* Hide-A-Way Hills‡

Unincorporated
communities|

* Cedar Hill
* Colfax
* Delmont
* Dumontville
* Geneva
* Greencastle
* Havensport
* Hooker
* Lockville
* New Salem
* New Strasburg
* North Berne
* Royalton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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