Reily Township, Butler County, Ohio

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Reily Township, one of thirteen in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio. It has a population of 2,568 in 2000, up from 2,521 in 1990. There are no incorporated places in the township but the communities of Bunker Hill, Newkirk, Scipio, St. Charles, and Woods Station are in the township. It is one full survey township in the Congress Lands and is thirty-six square miles in area. It is named for John Reily (1763-1850), the former Clerk of the Northwest Territory and the first Butler County clerk of courts.

It was the eighth in order of creation, erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners (James Blackburn, Matthew Richardson, and James Smith) on December 7, 1807, with these boundaries:

Beginning on the western boundary line of the county at the southwest corner of the fourth township in the first range; thence east with the township line to the southeast corner of the section number 32 of the fourth township in the second range; thence north with the sectional line to the north boundary of the said fourth township in the said second range; thence west with the township line to the western boundary line of the county aforesaid; thence south with the same to the place of beginning.

The first election of township officers was at Henry Burget's home on January 2, 1808.

It is bordered on the south by Morgan Township; on the west by Franklin County, Indiana, township of Springfield Township; on the northwest by the by Franklin County, Indiana, township of Bath Township; on the north by Oxford Township; on the northeast by Milford Township; on the east by Hanover Township; and on the southeast by Ross Township.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

The township is in the Talawanda City School District. Major highways include U.S. Route 27, the road between Hamilton, Ohio, and Richmond, Indiana, and State Route 732.

[edit] Historic population figures

• 1900--1,113
• 1910--1,166
• 1920--1,051
• 1930--1,080
• 1940--1,157
• 1950--1,195
• 1960--1,629
• 1970--1,626
• 1980--2,177
• 1990--2,521

[edit] References

• Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
• Jim Blount. The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
• Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
• A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [1]
• Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

	Butler County, Ohio Hamilton, county seat
Municipalities	College Corner | Fairfield | Hamilton | Jacksonburg | Middletown | Millville | Monroe | New Miami | Oxford | Seven Mile | Sharonville | Somerville | Trenton
Townships	Fairfield | Hanover | Lemon | Liberty | Madison | Milford | Morgan | Oxford | Reily | Ross | St. Clair | Wayne | West Chester
Census-designated places	Beckett Ridge | Olde West Chester | Ross | South Middletown | Wetherington
Other places	Alert | Bethany | Blue Ball | Collinsville | Heno | Mauds | McGonigle | Okeana | Overpeck | Poasttown | Port Union | Scipio | Shandon | Woodsdale