Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township

Fields outside Chandlersville

Location of Salt Creek Township in Muskingum County

Coordinates: 39°54′13″N 81°51′22″W﻿ / ﻿39.90361°N 81.85611°W﻿ / 39.90361; -81.85611
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Muskingum
Area

• Total

| 27.9 sq mi (72.3 km2)
• Land| 27.9 sq mi (72.3 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

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| 712 ft (217 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,153
• Density| 41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-70170[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086733[1]

Salt Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,153 people in the township.

## Geography

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Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Perry Township \- north
* Union Township \- northeast
* Rich Hill Township \- east
* Meigs Township \- southeast corner
* Blue Rock Township \- south
* Wayne Township \- west

No municipalities are located in Salt Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Chandlersville lies in the western part of the township.

## Name and history

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Salt Creek Township was named after its Salt Creek.[4] It is one of five Salt Creek Townships statewide.[5]

By the 1830s, Salt Creek Township had several mills and salt factories, and two churches.[6]

## 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,[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.

## 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. ^ "Salt Creek township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794\. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 367.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 404. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
7. ^ §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 Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City|

* Zanesville

Map of Ohio highlighting Muskingum County

Villages|

* Adamsville
* Dresden
* Frazeysburg
* Fultonham
* Gratiot‡
* New Concord
* Norwich
* Philo
* Roseville‡
* South Zanesville

Townships|

* Adams
* Blue Rock
* Brush Creek
* Cass
* Clay
* Falls
* Harrison
* Highland
* Hopewell
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Licking
* Madison
* Meigs
* Monroe
* Muskingum
* Newton
* Perry
* Rich Hill
* Salem
* Salt Creek
* Springfield
* Union
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Duncan Falls
* East Fultonham
* Nashport
* North Zanesville
* Pleasant Grove
* Trinway

Unincorporated
communities|

* Adams Mills
* Bloomfield
* Blue Rock
* Bridgeville
* Cannelville
* Chandlersville
* Coal Hill
* Cottage Hill
* Darlington
* Dillon Falls
* Ellis
* Freeland
* Gaysport
* Gilbert
* High Hill
* Hopewell
* Ironspot
* Irville
* Licking View
* Marquand Mills
* Mattingly Settlement
* Meadow Farm
* Mount Sterling
* Moxahala Park
* Museville
* Otsego
* Rix Mills
* Ruraldale
* Sonora
* Spratt
* Stovertown
* Sundale
* White Cottage
* Young Hickory
* Zeno

Former communities|

* Putnam

Footnotes|

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

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