Walnut Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,821,[3] up from 3,530 at the 2000 census.

Walnut Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
This marker commemorates the first white settler in this township.
Location of Walnut Creek Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°32′59″N 81°42′46″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Holmes
Area
• Total	27.81 sq mi (72.04 km2)
• Land	27.78 sq mi (71.96 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,821
• Density	138/sq mi (53.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44687
Area code(s)	330
FIPS code	39-80626[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086339[1]

Geography

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

• Paint Township - north
• Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast
• Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County - southeast
• Clark Township - south
• Berlin Township - west
• Salt Creek Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Walnut Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Walnut Creek lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Walnut Creek Township statewide.[4]

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

• County website