Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, Ohio
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Sugar Creek 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 Allen County
Allen County, Ohio
Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, 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 1,330 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County
    Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Sugar Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,156 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...

     - north
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,219 people in the township, 1,720 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Bath Township
    Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio
    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...

     - southeast
  • American Township
    American Township, Allen County, Ohio
    American Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,516 people in the township , 13,599 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Marion Township
    Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio
    Marion Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,773 people in the township, 2,872 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Jennings Township, Putnam County
    Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Jennings Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,968 people in the township, 1,536 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Sugar Creek Township, although the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Gomer
Gomer, Ohio
Gomer is an unincorporated community in northern Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1833 by three Welshmen , Gomer was a hub of the Welsh community in America for decades. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45809...

 lies in the township's north.

Name and history

It is one of five Sugar Creek Townships statewide
Sugar Creek Township, Ohio
Sugar Creek Township, Ohio may refer to:*Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, Ohio*Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, Ohio*Sugar Creek Township, Stark County, Ohio*Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio*Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio...

.

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.
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