Sycamore Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Hamilton County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 19,200 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, the township has been cut into three "islands" by annexations. They have the following borders:
Most of the township has been annexed by the various municipalities that the islands border. The central (or southeastern) "island" of Sycamore Township is occupied by the
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
s (CDPs) of
Dillonvale,
Rossmoyne,
Kenwood, and
Concorde Hills, from west to east. Much of the northern "island" is occupied by the CDPs of
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(north) and
Brecon
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(south).
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Sycamore Township is located in
Wyandot County
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.
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
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. 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.
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Hamilton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio