Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio

Civil township in Ohio, United States

41°19′8″N 81°33′23″W / 41.31889°N 81.55639°W / 41.31889; -81.55639CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySummitArea

• Total11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²) • Land11.3 sq mi (29.2 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

932 ft (284 m)Population

(2020)

• Total10,845 • Density959.7/sq mi (371.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44067

Area code330FIPS code39-69428^[2]GNIS feature ID1087015^[1]

Sagamore Hills Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,845.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

Walton Hills - north
Northfield - northeast
Northfield Center Township - east
Boston Township - south
Brecksville - west
Independence - northwest corner
Valley View - northwest, east of Independence

No municipalities are located in Sagamore Hills Township.

Name and history

It is the only Sagamore Hills Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

Schools

Sagamore Hills is part of the Nordonia Hills school system. Rushwood Elementary is located in Sagamore Hills.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived August 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed May 15, 2007.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.