Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio

Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Township

Countryside along U.S. Route 50

Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°11′50″N 84°45′51″W / 39.19722°N 84.76417°W / 39.19722; -84.76417Coordinates: 39°11′50″N 84°45′51″W / 39.19722°N 84.76417°W / 39.19722; -84.76417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hamilton
Area
 • Total 26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2)
 • Land 25.4 sq mi (65.7 km2)
 • Water 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 509 ft (155 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,519
 • Density 210/sq mi (81/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-84938[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086235[1]
Website www.whitewatertwp.org

Whitewater Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 5,519 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Whitewater Township, although four unincorporated census-designated places lie in the township: Elizabethtown in the southwest, Hooven in the southeast, Blue Jay in the north, and Miamitown in the east.

Name and history

It is the only Whitewater Township statewide.[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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Whitewater township, Hamilton County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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