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Reily Township, Butler County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Butler

FIPS code
  
39-66096

Elevation
  
268 m

Zip code
  
45056

Local time
  
Monday 3:01 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085818

Area
  
95 km²

Population
  
2,624 (2010)

Area code
  
513

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Reily Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio, United States. It had a population of 2,624 at the 2010 census, up from 2,568 in 2000. There are no incorporated places in the township, but the communities of Bunker Hill, Newkirk, Scipio, St. Charles, and Woods Station are in the township. It is one full survey township in the Congress Lands and is 36.7 square miles (95.0 km2) in area.

Contents

Map of Reily Township, OH, USA

History

It was the eighth in order of creation, erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners (James Blackburn, Matthew Richardson, and James Smith) on December 7, 1807, with these boundaries:

Beginning on the western boundary line of the county at the southwest corner of the fourth township in the first range; thence east with the township line to the southeast corner of the section number 32 of the fourth township in the second range; thence north with the sectional line to the north boundary of the said fourth township in the said second range; thence west with the township line to the western boundary line of the county aforesaid; thence south with the same to the place of beginning.

The first election of township officers was at Henry Burget's home on January 2, 1808.

Historic population figures

  • 1900—1,113
  • 1910—1,166
  • 1920—1,051
  • 1930—1,080
  • 1940—1,157
  • 1950—1,195
  • 1960—1,629
  • 1970—1,626
  • 1980—2,177
  • 1990—2,521
  • 2000—2,568
  • 2010—2,624
  • Geography

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

  • Oxford Township - north
  • Milford Township - northeast corner
  • Hanover Township - east
  • Ross Township - southeast corner
  • Morgan Township - south
  • Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana - southwest corner
  • Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana - west
  • Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana - northwest corner
  • Name

    The only Reily Township statewide, it is named for John Reily (1763–1850), the former Clerk of the Northwest Territory and the first Butler County clerk of courts.

    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.

    Public services

    The township is in the Talawanda City School District.

    Major highways include U.S. Route 27, the road between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Indiana; State Route 129, which travels from Hamilton, Ohio, to the Indiana border; and State Route 732.

    References

    Reily Township, Butler County, Ohio Wikipedia