Sugarcreek Township, Greene County, Ohio

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official_name = Sugarcreek Township, Greene County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Greene County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Greene

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area_total_km2 = 69.2
area_land_km2 = 69.1
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 26.7
area_land_sq_mi = 26.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6629
population_density_km2 = 95.9
population_density_sq_mi = 248.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 246
elevation_ft = 807
latd = 39 |latm = 38 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 4 |longs = 54 |longEW = W

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Sugarcreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,629 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39057 Greene County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Sugarcreek Township and Bellbrook will vote November 4, 2008 on whether to create a merger study commission. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/news/local/neighbors/2008/08/28/ddn082808ezlevies.html]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
*Beavercreek Township - north
*Spring Valley Township - east
*Wayne Township, Warren County - south
*Washington Township, Montgomery County - west
*Kettering - northwest

Three cities are located in Sugarcreek Township: Bellbrook in the west, a small part of Centerville in the northwest, and a small part of Xenia in the northeast. [ [http://www.co.greene.oh.us/website/gcMaps Greene County, Ohio] , Greene County Auditor's Office, 2002. Accessed 2008-08-17.]

Name and history

It is the only Sugarcreek Township statewide. There are, however, 5 Sugar Creek Townships 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.greene.oh.us County website]