Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

Butler Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 7,894.[3]

Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Township
The Samuel Martindale House, a historic house in the township
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°52′14″N 84°13′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMontgomery
Area
 • Total20.1 sq mi (52.1 km2)
 • Land19.8 sq mi (51.3 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,894
 • Density390/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-10618[2]
GNIS feature ID1086664[1]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

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

Name and history

It is one of six Butler Townships statewide.[4]

Butler Township was described in 1833 as having five gristmills, four saw mills, one fulling mill, two tanneries, five distilleries, and one woolen factory.[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.

Trustees: Mike Lang, Kenneth M. Betz, Missy Pruszynski

Fiscal Officer: Gregory A. Brush [7]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Butler township, Montgomery County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 112. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. http://www.butlertownship.com/administration-government/staff-elected-officials
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