Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio
Township
Farmland southeast of Delta
Location of Swan Creek Township in Fulton County
Coordinates: 41°33′28″N 83°56′9″W / 41.55778°N 83.93583°W / 41.55778; -83.93583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fulton
Area
• Total	42.2 sq mi (109.4 km2)
• Land	42.0 sq mi (108.9 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	669 ft (204 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,555
• Density	200/sq mi (78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-75861[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086130[1]
Website	swancreektwp.org

Swan Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,555.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Fulton Township - north
• Swanton Township, Lucas County - east
• Providence Township, Lucas County - southeast
• Washington Township, Henry County - south
• Liberty Township, Henry County - southwestern corner
• York Township - west
• Pike Township - northwestern corner

Much of the village of Swanton is located in northeastern Swan Creek Township, and part of the village of Delta is located in northwestern Swan Creek Township.

Name and history

It is the only Swan 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.