Sycamore Township, Wyandot County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Sycamore Township
Wyandot County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wyandot
Government Type:Board of Trustees
Leader Title:Board Chairperson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:62.7
Area Land Km2:62.7
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:24.2
Area Land Sq Mi:24.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1462
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:253
Elevation Ft:830
Coordinates:40.9547°N -83.1575°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44882
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-75987[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087213

Sycamore Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,462 people in the township, 793 of whom lived in the village of Sycamore.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Sycamore is located in western Sycamore Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Sycamore Township is located in Hamilton County.

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,[4] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sycamore township, Wyandot County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 16 September 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24