Blue Creek Township, Ohio | |
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 Fields in the northern part of the township | |
 Location of Blue Creek Township in Paulding County | |
| Coordinates:41°1′18″N84°37′12″W / 41.02167°N 84.62000°W /41.02167; -84.62000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Paulding |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 700 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-07370[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086768[1] |
Blue Creek Township is one of the twelvetownships ofPaulding County,Ohio, United States. The2020 census found 700 people in the township.
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Blue Creek Township:Haviland in the eastern part of the township, and part ofScott in the southeastern part of the township along the border with Van Wert County.
It is the only Blue Creek Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
Municipalities and communities ofPaulding County, Ohio,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |