Butler Township, Mercer County, Ohio

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Butler Township, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°28′59″N 84°37′39″W / 40.48306, -84.6275
Country United States
State Ohio
County Mercer
Area
 - Total 33.2 sq mi (86.0 km²)
 - Land 33.1 sq mi (85.8 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation [1] 892 ft (272 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 6,459
 - Density 195.0/sq mi (75.3/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-10604[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086621[1]
Location of Butler Township (red) in Mercer County, relative to the county seat of Celina (orange) and Grand Lake St. Marys in (blue).
Location of Butler Township (red) in Mercer County, relative to the county seat of Celina (orange) and Grand Lake St. Marys in (blue).

Butler Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,459 people in the township, 1,977 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Coldwater is located in central Butler Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of six Butler Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 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.

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