Benton Township, Ottawa County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Benton Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Benton Township in Ottawa County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ottawa

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area_total_km2 = 115.1
area_land_km2 = 114.5
area_water_km2 = 0.6
area_total_sq_mi = 44.4
area_land_sq_mi = 44.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2621
population_density_km2 = 22.9
population_density_sq_mi = 59.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 181
elevation_ft = 594
latd = 41 |latm = 34 |lats = 1 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 14 |longs = 46 |longEW = W

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Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,621 people in the township, 2,232 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39123 Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Jerusalem Township, Lucas County - north
*Carroll Township - east
*Salem Township - southeast
*Harris Township - south
*Clay Township - southwest
*Allen Township - northwest

The village of Rocky Ridge lies in the southeastern part of the township, and the unincorporated community of Graytown lies in the township's southwest.

Benton Township is also the location of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Crane Creek State Park.

Name and history

Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Hocking, Monroe, Paulding, 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us County website]