Spring Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Spring Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Miami County map with municipal and township labels.


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

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area_total_km2 = 58.4
area_land_km2 = 58.2
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 22.5
area_land_sq_mi = 22.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1826
population_density_km2 = 31.4
population_density_sq_mi = 81.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 281
elevation_ft = 922
latd = 40 |latm = 9 |lats = 19 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 12 |longs = 24 |longEW = W

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Spring Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,826 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39109 Miami County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Orange Township, Shelby County - north
*Brown Township - east
*Lost Creek Township - southeast corner
*Staunton Township - south
*Washington Township - west

Much of western Spring Creek Township is occupied by the city of Piqua.

Name and history

It is the only Spring 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.co.miami.oh.us County website]