BEAVERCREEK TOWNSHIP, GREENE COUNTY, OHIO

Municipalities and townships of Greene County.

'Beavercreek Township' is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 41,745 people in the township, 3,063 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[1]

Contents
Geography
Name and history
Government
Education
References
External links

Geography


Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

Bath Township - north

Xenia Township - east

Spring Valley Township - southeast

Sugarcreek Township - south

Kettering - southwest

Riverside - northwest
Several populated places are located in Beavercreek Township:

★ Part of the city of Beavercreek, in the west

★ Part of the city of Fairborn, in the north

★ Part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a census-designated place, in the northwest

★ The unincorporated community of Alpha, in the center

Name and history


It is the only Beavercreek Township 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Education


Beavercreek Township is in close proximity to Antioch College, Cedarville University, Central State University, University of Dayton, Wilberforce University, and Wright State University.

References


1. Greene County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links



Township website

County website

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