Camp Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 951 people in the township.[3]

Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Vanaka Bank Road west of Camp
Location of Camp Creek Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°58′46″N 83°8′7″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pike
Area
• Total	27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2)
• Land	27.3 sq mi (70.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	771 ft (235 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	951
• Density	34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-11122[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086809[1]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Newton Township - northeast
• Scioto Township - east
• Valley Township, Scioto County - southeast corner
• Morgan Township, Scioto County - south
• Rarden Township, Scioto County - southwest
• Sunfish Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Camp Creek Township.

Name and history

Named for a stream of the same name within its borders,[4] it is the only Camp 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,[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.

References

External links

• Pike County visitors bureau website