Sycamore Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

A 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 Wyandot County

Wyandot County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,908 people, 8,882 households, and 6,270 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 9,324 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The 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 1,598 people in the township, 684 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Eden Township, Seneca County
  Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Eden Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,020 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clinton Township - north...
  
   - north
• Texas Township, Crawford County
  Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Texas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 409 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Tod Township, Crawford County
  Tod Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Tod Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 739 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Texas Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Eden Township
  Eden Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
  Eden Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,026 people in the township, 751 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Tymochtee Township
  Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
  Tymochtee Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,186 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Seneca Township, Seneca County
  Seneca Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Seneca Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,585 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Sycamore

Sycamore, Ohio

Sycamore is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 914 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sycamore is located at ....

 is located in western Sycamore Township.

Name and history

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

Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio

Sycamore Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 19,675 people in the township.-Geography:...

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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.