Sycamore Township is one of the twelve
townshipsA civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of
Hamilton CountyAs of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The
2000 censusThe Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 19,675 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, the township has been cut into three "islands" by annexations. They have the following borders:
- The northern island:
- Deerfield Township, Warren County
Deerfield Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is located in the southwest corner of the county. The most urbanized of the eleven, it had 25,515 people in the 2000 census, down from the 26,359 in 1990...
- north
- Symmes Township
Symmes Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,771 people in the township.-Geography:...
- east
- Montgomery
Montgomery is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States settled in 1796. The town was a coach stop on the Cincinnati-Zanesville Road, later known as the Montgomery Pike with an Inn, two taverns, a grist mill and a carding mill to process its agricultural products...
- south
- Blue Ash
Blue Ash is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an inner suburb of Cincinnati, which is located just to the south. The population was 12,513 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blue Ash is located at ....
- southwest
- Sharonville
Sharonville is a city in Butler and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharonville is located at .It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area....
- west
- West Chester Township, Butler County
West Chester Township, formerly known as Union Township, is a township located in the southeast corner of Butler County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, one of thirteen townships in the county. It is situated between Sharonville and Monroe, about 18 miles north of Cincinnati, and...
- northwest |
The southeastern island:
- Blue Ash - directly north
- Montgomery - northeast
- Indian Hill
The Village of Indian Hill is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an affluent suburb of the Greater Cincinnati area. The population was 5,907 at the 2000 census. Prior to 1970, Indian Hill was incorporated as a village, but under Ohio law became designated as a city once its...
- east
- Madeira
Madeira is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,923 at the 2000 census. Madeira has a Council-Manager form of government, where the elected City Council appoints a paid City Manager to run the day to day operations of the city. Madeira is served by its own Police...
- southeast
- Columbia Township
Columbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,557 people in the township, 4,619 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest, east of Silverton
- Silverton
Silverton is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The city was formed out of Columbia and Sycamore Townships, but withdrew from both and formed a paper township...
- southwest, west of Columbia Township and south of Deer Park
- Deer Park
Deer Park is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,736 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Deer Park is located at ....
- southwest, north of Silverton
- Amberley
Amberley is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,425 at the 2000 census. Amberley was incorporated as a village on April 5, 1940. Amberley was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation...
- west
- Reading
Reading is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,292 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. Reading is also the Home of 2003 Division 3 State Boys Basketball Champions...
- northwest |
The western island:
- Reading - northeast
- Cincinnati
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
- southwest
- Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 899 at the 2000 census. The village is almost completely contained within the wide median of the Mill Creek Expressway , one of the few urban splits of freeway lanes in the country, earning it the nickname...
- northwest |
Most of the township has been annexed by the various municipalities that the islands border. Much of the central "island" of Sycamore Township is occupied by the
census-designated placeA census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
s of
DillonvaleDillonvale is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio:*Dillonvale, Hamilton County, Ohio*Dillonvale, Jefferson County, Ohio...
and
KenwoodKenwood is a census-designated place in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,423 at the 2000 census...
in the northwest and center respectively.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Sycamore Township is located in
Wyandot CountySycamore Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,598 people in the township, 684 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
.
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, 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.
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