Country United States County Richland FIPS code 39-10646 Elevation 350 m Local time Tuesday 12:03 PM Area code 419 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086873 Area 66 km² Population 1,386 (2000) | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind S at 35 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 1,386 people in the township.
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Map of Butler Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Butler Township.
Name and history
It is one of six Butler Townships statewide.
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.