Silvercreek Township is one of the twelve 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 Greene County

Greene County, Ohio

Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 3,688 people in the township, 1,771 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Ross Township
  Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Ross Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 744 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Jefferson Township, Fayette County
  Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,766 people in the township, 1,465 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Jasper Township, Fayette County
  Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio
  Jasper Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,109 people in the township, 819 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Caesarscreek Township
  Caesarscreek Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Caesarscreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,225 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• New Jasper Township
  New Jasper Township, Greene County, Ohio
  New Jasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,538 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

Most of the village of Jamestown

Jamestown, Ohio

Jamestown is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census. It is named after Jamestown, Virginia, the hometown of an early resident....

 is located in northwestern Silvercreek Township, and part of the census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 of Shawnee Hills

Shawnee Hills, Ohio

Shawnee Hills is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio:*Shawnee Hills, Delaware County, Ohio*Shawnee Hills, Greene County, Ohio...

is located in the township's west.

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.