Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio
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Sagamore Hills Township is one of the nine townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Summit County
Summit County, Ohio
Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 9,340 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
  • Walton Hills
    Walton Hills, Ohio
    Walton Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,281 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Walton Hills is located at ....

     - north
  • Northfield
    Northfield, Ohio
    Northfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,827 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Northfield is located at ....

     - northeast
  • Northfield Center Township
    Northfield Center Township, Summit County, Ohio
    Northfield Center Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,931 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:...

     - east
  • Boston Township
    Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio
    Boston Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,664 people in the township, 1,062 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Brecksville
    Brecksville, Ohio
    -External links:* * *...

     - west
  • Independence
    Independence, Ohio
    Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,133.-Geography:Independence is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

     - northwest corner
  • Valley View
    Valley View, Ohio
    Valley View is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Cleveland with a town council form of government. It is part of a school district that also includes nearby Cuyahoga Heights and Brooklyn Heights...

    - northwest, east of Independence


No municipalities are located in Sagamore Hills Township.

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.

Services

Emergency services are provided by the Sagamore Hills Police Department and the Northfield Center Fire Department.

External links

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