Green Creek Township is one of the twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Sandusky County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2000 census, 9,527 people lived in the township, 3,467 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Riley Township - north
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Townsend Township - northeast corner
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York Township - east
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Thompson Township, Seneca County - southeast corner
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Adams Township, Seneca County - southeast
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Pleasant Township, Seneca County - southwest corner
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Ballville Township - west
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Sandusky Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of
Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
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. Named after
Green Creek, the largest stream which runs through the area, it is the only Green Creek Township statewide.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Sandusky County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio