Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Beavercreek Township, 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 = 127.8
area_land_km2 = 127.3
area_water_km2 = 0.5
area_total_sq_mi = 49.3
area_land_sq_mi = 49.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 41745
population_density_km2 = 327.9
population_density_sq_mi = 849.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 260
elevation_ft = 853
latd = 39 |latm = 43 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 3 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45385
area_code = 937
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blank_info = 39-04724GR|2
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Beavercreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 41,745 people in the township, 3,063 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of 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.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
*Bath Township - north
*Xenia Township - east
*Spring Valley Township - southeast
*Sugarcreek Township - south
*Kettering - southwest
*Riverside - northwest

Several populated places are located in Beavercreek Township:
*Part of the city of Beavercreek, in the west
*Part of the city of Fairborn, in the north
*Part of the city of Xenia, in the southeast [ [http://www.co.greene.oh.us/website/gcMaps Greene County, Ohio] , Greene County Auditor's Office, 2002. Accessed 2007-11-09.]
*Part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a census-designated place, in the northwest

Name and history

It is the only Beavercreek 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 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.

Education

Beavercreek Township is in close proximity to Antioch College, Cedarville University, Central State University, University of Dayton, Wilberforce University, and Wright State University.

References

External links

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