Mill Creek Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Mill Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 1,032,^[3] up from 932 at the previous census.^[4]

Mill Creek Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
A barn has a stylized chalice painted on side facing Route 643
Location of Mill Creek Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°24′38″N 81°51′32″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Coshocton
Area
• Total	23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2)
• Land	23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	889 ft (271 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,032
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-50274[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085921[1]

Geography

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

• Mechanic Township, Holmes County - north
• Clark Township, Holmes County - northeast corner
• Crawford Township - east
• White Eyes Township - southeast corner
• Keene Township - south
• Bethlehem Township - southwest corner
• Clark Township - west

No municipalities are located in Mill Creek Township.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	932		—
2020	1,032		10.7%
U.S. Censuses: 2010,[4] and 2020[3]

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 37.3% of the township's population spoke only English, while 62.7 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"^[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

Name and history

Statewide, other Mill Creek Townships are located in Union and Williams counties and formerly in Hamilton County.

Mill Creek Township was organized in July, 1817.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.