Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio
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Taylor Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Hardin County
Hardin County, Ohio
Hardin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,058. Its county seat is Kenton and is named for John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 517 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Buck Township
    Buck Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    Buck Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,441 people in the township, 1,051 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Hale Township
    Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    Hale Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,559 people in the township, 705 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Bokes Creek Township, Logan County
    Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio
    Bokes Creek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,308 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast
  • Rushcreek Township, Logan County
    Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio
    Rushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,191 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Richland Township, Logan County
    Richland Township, Logan County, Ohio
    Richland Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,455 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Lynn Township
    Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    Lynn Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 629 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Cessna Township - north...

     - west
  • McDonald Township
    McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    McDonald Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 914 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Cessna Township - north...

     - northwest


No municipalities are located in Taylor Creek Township.

Name and history

It is the only Taylor Creek Township statewide, although there is a Taylor Township in Union County
Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio
Taylor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,444 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Claibourne Township - northeast...

.

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, 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.
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