Beavercreek Township, Ohio

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Beavercreek Township, Ohio
Township
Highland Lane houses by Fair Hill.jpg
Suburban development off Trebein Road
Map of Greene County Ohio Highlighting Beavercreek Township.png
Location of Beavercreek Township in Greene County
Coordinates: 39°43′51″N84°3′12″W / 39.73083°N 84.05333°W / 39.73083; -84.05333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Greene
Area
 • Total49.2 sq mi (127.5 km2)
 • Land48.8 sq mi (126.3 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total56,026
 • Density1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
45305 45324 45385 45430 45431 45434 45440
Area codes 937, 326
FIPS code 39-04724 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086164 [1]
Website beavercreektownship.org

Beavercreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the township population was 56,026.

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Geography

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

Several populated places are located in Beavercreek Township:

Name and history

Beavercreek Township was established in 1803 at a meeting in a log house on Beaver Creek. [5]

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 fiscal officer, [6] 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 office or on the board of trustees are filled by statutory process.

Education

Beavercreek Township is home to Ohio University Russ Research Center and Clark State's Greene Center and is in close proximity to Antioch College, Cedarville University, Central State University, University of Dayton, Wilberforce University, and Wright State University.

Beavercreek City School District consists of one middle school, part of the $84 million bond issue passed on November 4, 2008, to be used to build an elementary and middle school and renovate buildings district-wide. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Beavercreek township, Greene County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Greene County, Ohio Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine , Greene County Auditor's Office, 2002. Accessed 2007-11-09.
  5. ↑ Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 204.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. ↑ "Beavercreek Schools Levy Information". Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
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