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.
Beavercreek Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Suburban development off Trebein Road | |
 Location of Beavercreek Township in Greene County | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 84°3′12″W / 39.73083°N 84.05333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.2 sq mi (127.5 km2) |
| • Land | 48.8 sq mi (126.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 56,026 |
| • Density | 1,100/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 ID | 1086164[1] |
| Website | beavercreektownship |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
- Bath Township and Fairborn- north
- Xenia Township and Xenia City - east
- Spring Valley Township - southeast
- Sugarcreek Township - south
- Kettering - southwest
- Riverside - northwest
Several populated places are located in Beavercreek Township:
- Most of the city of Beavercreek, in the west
- Part of the city of Fairborn, in the north
- Part of the city of Xenia, in the southeast[4]
- Part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a census-designated place, in the northwest
- Trebein, an unincorporated community, in the southeast
- Small unincorporated parts of New Germany, in the northwest
Name and history
editBeavercreek Township was established in 1803 at a meeting in a log house on Beaver Creek.[5]
It is the only Beavercreek Township statewide.
Government
editThe 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
editBeavercreek 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Beavercreek township, Greene County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Greene County, Ohio Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, Greene County Auditor's Office, 2002. Accessed 2007-11-09.
- ^ Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 204.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "Beavercreek Schools Levy Information". Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
External links
edit- Beavercreek Township official website
- County website Archived September 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine