Sugar Creek Township, Stark County, Ohio
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| Sugar Creek Township, Stark County, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Stark |
| Area | |
| - Total | 33.9 sq mi (87.9 km²) |
| - Land | 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,740 |
| - Density | 199.0/sq mi (76.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-75208[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086990[1] |
Sugar Creek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,740 people in the township, 2,944 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Tuscarawas Township - north
- Perry Township - northeast corner
- Bethlehem Township - east
- Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County - southeast
- Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County - south
- Paint Township, Holmes County - southwest
- Paint Township, Wayne County - west
- Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County - northwest
The most southerly township in the county, it is the only township in the county that borders Holmes County.
Three villages are located in Sugar Creek Township:
- Beach City in the southeast
- Brewster in the north
- Wilmot in the southwest
[edit] Name and history
It is one of five Sugar Creek Townships statewide.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Stark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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