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Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Paulding

FIPS code
  
39-05634

Elevation
  
227 m

Local time
  
Friday 7:17 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086767

Area
  
94.5 km²

Population
  
1,035 (2000)

Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 72% Humidity

Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,035 people in the township, 694 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Benton Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:

  • Harrison Township - north
  • Paulding Township - northeast corner
  • Blue Creek Township - east
  • Union Township, Van Wert County - southeast corner
  • Tully Township, Van Wert County - south
  • Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana - southwest
  • Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana - west
  • Part of the village of Payne is located in northern Benton Township along the border with Harrison Township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Hocking, Monroe, Ottawa, and Pike counties.

    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, 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

    Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio Wikipedia