Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Swan Creek Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Swan Creek Township in Fulton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Fulton

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area_total_km2 = 109.2
area_land_km2 = 109.2
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 42.2
area_land_sq_mi = 42.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 8461
population_density_km2 = 77.5
population_density_sq_mi = 200.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 204
elevation_ft = 669
latd = 41 |latm = 33 |lats = 28 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 56 |longs = 9 |longEW = W

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Swan Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,461 people in the township, 6,306 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39051 Fulton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Fulton Township - north
*Swanton Township, Lucas County - east
*Providence Township, Lucas County - southeast
*Washington Township, Henry County - south
*Liberty Township, Henry County - southwestern corner
*York Township - west
*Pike Township - northwestern corner

Much of the village of Swanton is located in northeastern Swan Creek Township, and part of the village of Delta is located in northwestern Swan Creek Township.

Name and history

It is the only Swan 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.fultoncountyoh.com County website]