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Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Miami

FIPS code
  
39-06110

Elevation
  
304 m

Population
  
4,843 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086634

Local time
  
Sunday 6:09 PM

Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio

Weather
  
15°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 32% Humidity

Area
  
90.13 km² (89.61 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Bethel Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,843 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Bethel Township, OH, USA

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.

    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. 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.

    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.

    References

    Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio Wikipedia