Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio

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]

Sagamore Hills Township
Civil township
The Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge
Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°19′8″N 81°33′23″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Area
• Total	11.3 sq mi (29.3 km2)
• Land	11.3 sq mi (29.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	932 ft (284 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,845
• Density	959.7/sq mi (371.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44067
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-69428[2]
GNIS feature ID	1087015[1]
Website	Sagamore Hills Township

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.

See also

• Lawrence Upper School