Salt Lick Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,090 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Pike Township - north Pleasant Township - northeast Monroe Township - east Coal Township - south Monday Creek Township - west Jackson Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Salt Lick Township: Shawnee in its center, and Hemlock in its southeast corner. The unincorporated communities of McCuneville are in its northwest, while Ludington is located just northwest of Hemlock.
Name and history Salt Lick Township was organized around 1823, and named for the mineral licks within its borders. It is the only Salt Lick 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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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External links County website