Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Blue Creek Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Blue Creek Township in Paulding County


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

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area_total_km2 = 93.8
area_land_km2 = 93.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.2
area_land_sq_mi = 36.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 804
population_density_km2 = 8.6
population_density_sq_mi = 22.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 225
elevation_ft = 738
latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 18 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 37 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

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Blue Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 804 people in the township, 506 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39125 Paulding County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Paulding Township - north
*Jackson Township - northeast corner
*Latty Township - east
*Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County - southeast corner
*Union Township, Van Wert County - south
*Tully Township, Van Wert County - southwest corner
*Benton Township - west
*Harrison Township - northwest corner

Two villages are located in Blue Creek Township: Haviland in the eastern part of the township, and part of Scott in the southeastern part of the township along the border with Van Wert County.

Name and history

It is the only Blue 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.pauldingcountycourt.com County court website]