Country United States County Allen FIPS code 39-75199 Elevation 239 m Local time Thursday 2:27 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085701 Population 1,283 (2010) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 74% Humidity Area 62.68 km² (62.42 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Sugar Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,283.
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Map of Sugar Creek Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Sugar Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Gomer lies in the township's north.
Name and history
This township took its name from Sugar Creek. It is one of five Sugar Creek Townships statewide.
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.