Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio
| Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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A historic farm in the township | |
 Location of Bethel Township in Miami County | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 84°5′39″W / 39.93000°N 84.09417°WCoordinates: 39°55′48″N 84°5′39″W / 39.93000°N 84.09417°W | |
| 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 (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,843 |
| • Density | 144.2/sq mi (55.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-06110[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086634[1] |
Bethel Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,843 people in the township.[3]
Geography
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 elect a township administrator.
As of 2015, the trustees were Jerome Hirt, Beth van Haaren, and Gary Biggs, the fiscal officer was Deborah Watson, and the township administrator was Andy Ehrhart.[6]
Schools
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]
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place more information2010 Census Summary File 1 Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census., 2011. Accessed 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ↑ , Bethel Township, Ohio. Accessed 2015-03-25.
- ↑ New Page 0 Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Bethel Township Historical Society, 2005. Accessed 2007-05-29
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |