Butler Township, Darke County, Ohio

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Butler Township, Darke County, Ohio
Township
722 farmstead toward Byers Road.jpg
Countryside between Castine and Ithaca
Darke County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Butler Township highlighted.svg
Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39°57′29″N84°39′44″W / 39.95806°N 84.66222°W / 39.95806; -84.66222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Darke
Area
 • Total34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2)
 • Land34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,083 ft (330 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,455
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-10576 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086012 [1]

Butler Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,455 people in the township.

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Geography

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

Two incorporated villages are located in Butler Township: Castine in the southeast, and part of New Madison in the west. The unincorporated community of Otterbein lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

Butler Township was established about 1820, and most likely was named after Butler County, Ohio, which had been named for General Richard Butler. [4] It is one of six Butler Townships statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Butler township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ The History of Darke County, Ohio. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. pp.  462.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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