Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio

Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio
Township
A historic farm in the township
Location of Bethel Township in Miami County
Coordinates: 39°55′48″N84°5′39″W / 39.93000°N 84.09417°W / 39.93000; -84.09417
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Miami
Area
• Total	34.8 sq mi (90.0 km2)
• Land	34.6 sq mi (89.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	997 ft (304 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	4,758
• Density	140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-06110 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086634 [1]

Bethel Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,758 people in the township.

Geography

Charleston Falls

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

• Elizabeth Township - north
• Pike Township, Clark County - northeast
• Bethel Township, Clark County - east
• Huber Heights - south
• Vandalia - southwest
• Monroe Township - west
• Staunton Township - northwest

Part of the city of Huber Heights is located in southwestern Bethel Township, and three unincorporated communities are located in the township:

• Brandt, in the south
• Phoneton, in the southwest
• West Charleston, in the west

Name and history

Statewide, other Bethel Townships are located in Clark and Monroe counties. ^[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. The trustees also select a township administrator.

As of July, 2020, the trustees are Beth van Haaren, Carolyn Wright and Don Black, the fiscal officer is Deborah Watson, and the township administrator is Andy Ehrhart. ^[6]

Schools

Bethel Township School

Students in Bethel Township attend Bethel Local Schools in Bethel Township or Miami East Local Schools in Casstown or Tecumseh Local Schools in New Carlisle.

Notable residents

The township was the home of the ancestors of Wilbur and Orville Wright, who developed the first successful airplane ^[7] The township was also the home of Roy J. Plunkett, inventor of Teflon, and Gale Halderman, the original designer of the Ford Mustang.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Bethel township, Miami County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
6. , Bethel Township, Ohio. Accessed 2020-09-25.
7. New Page 0 Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Bethel Township Historical Society, 2005. Accessed 2007-05-29

External links

• Township website
• County website
• Bethel Local Schools