Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio

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


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

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area_total_km2 = 94.6
area_land_km2 = 94.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.5
area_land_sq_mi = 36.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1035
population_density_km2 = 10.9
population_density_sq_mi = 28.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 227
elevation_ft = 745
latd = 41 |latm = 2 |lats = 39 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 44 |longs = 3 |longEW = W

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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. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39125 Paulding County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

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 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.pauldingcountycourt.com County court website]