Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
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| Butler Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| - Total | 20.1 sq mi (52.1 km²) |
| - Land | 19.8 sq mi (51.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 8,382 |
| - Density | 423.3/sq mi (163.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-10618[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086664[1] |
Butler Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,382 people in the township, 8,367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
- Monroe Township, Miami County - north
- Vandalia - east
- Dayton - southeast
- Harrison Township - south
- Clayton - southwest
- Englewood - west
- Union Township, Miami County - northwest
Three cities are located in what was originally parts of Butler Township:
- Part of Dayton, the county seat of Montgomery County, in the northeast and a smaller portion in the southeast
- Part of Union, in the northwest
- Vandalia, in the east
[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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Montgomery County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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