Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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]

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
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTuscarawas
Area
 • Total23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Land23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,894
 • Density166.4/sq mi (64.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44681
Area code(s)330
FIPS code39-75217[2]
GNIS feature ID1087066[1]

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 Ed Wilson, Titus Slabaugh, and Jim Harrison, and the fiscal officer is Stanley Gerber.[5]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". 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 Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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