Butler Township, Knox County, Ohio

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Butler Township, Knox County, Ohio
Township
Honey Run waterfall.jpg
Waterfall on Honey Run
Map of Knox County, Ohio highlighting Butler Township.svg
Location of Butler Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°21′33″N82°13′54″W / 40.35917°N 82.23167°W / 40.35917; -82.23167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Knox
Area
 • Total
24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
 • Land24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,080 ft (330 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,294
 • Density53.1/sq mi (20.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-10590 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086393 [1]

Butler Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,294 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Butler Township.

Name and history

Butler Township was organized in 1825. [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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Butler township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp.  431.
  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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