Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township

Winery east of Sugarcreek

Location of Sugar Creek Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°30′44″N 81°37′50″W / 40.51222°N 81.63056°W / 40.51222; -81.63056Coordinates: 40°30′44″N 81°37′50″W / 40.51222°N 81.63056°W / 40.51222; -81.63056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Tuscarawas
Area
 • Total 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Land 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,894
 • Density 166.4/sq mi (64.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44681
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-75217[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087066[1]

Sugar Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,894 people in the township, 1,720 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Sugarcreek is located in western Sugar Creek Township.

Name and history

It is one of five Sugar Creek Townships 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, 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 current trustees are Tyrone Hershberger, Ted Miller, and David Shutt, and the fiscal officer is Stanley Gerber.[5]

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. ↑ Tuscarawas 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. ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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