Sugarcreek Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population was 8,041,
up from 6,629 people at the 2000 census.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Beavercreek Township - north
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Spring Valley Township - east
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Wayne Township, Warren County - south
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Washington Township, Montgomery County - west
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Kettering
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- northwest
Three cities are located in Sugarcreek Township:
Bellbrook in the west, a small part of
Centerville in the west-northwest, and small part of
Kettering
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...
in the northwest.
Name and history
Sugarcreek Township was established in 1803. The township was named for its
Sugar Creek, a tributary of the
Little Miami River
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. It is the only Sugarcreek Township statewide, although there are five
Sugar Creek Townships.
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, 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.
The township has a police department.
Notable resident
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Brock Turner
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On Janua ...
, convicted rapist
References
External links
Sugarcreek Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Greene County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1803 establishments in Ohio