Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio

Sagamore Hills Township
Civil township


Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°19′8″N 81°33′23″W / 41.31889°N 81.55639°W / 41.31889; -81.55639Coordinates: 41°19′8″N 81°33′23″W / 41.31889°N 81.55639°W / 41.31889; -81.55639
Country United States
State Ohio
County Summit
Area
 • Total 11.3 sq mi (29.3 km2)
 • Land 11.3 sq mi (29.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 9,340
 • Density 827.0/sq mi (319.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44067
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-69428[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087015[1]

Sagamore Hills Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,340 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

No municipalities are located in Sagamore Hills Township.

Name and history

It is the only Sagamore Hills 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.

Schools

Sagamore Hills is part of the Nordonia Hills school system. Rushwood elementary is located in Sagamore Hills

Services

Emergency services are provided by the Sagamore Hills Police Department and the Macedonia Fire Department. Macedonia Fire Station 2 (2220) Sagamore Hills division responds to 911 calls within Sagamore Hills and has two squads, an engine, a command vehicle, and an all terrain vehicle.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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