Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Benton Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Hocking County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 97.9
area_land_km2 = 97.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 37.8
area_land_sq_mi = 37.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 814
population_density_km2 = 8.3
population_density_sq_mi = 21.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 283
elevation_ft = 928
latd = 39 |latm = 24 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 34 |longs = 47 |longEW = W

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Benton Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 814 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39073 Hocking County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Laurel Township - north
*Washington Township - northeast
*Swan Township, Vinton County - south
*Jackson Township, Vinton County - southeast
*Salt Creek Township - west
*Perry Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Benton Township, although the unincorporated community of South Bloomingville lies in the central part of the township.

Situated in the heart of the Hocking Hills region, Benton Township includes much of Hocking Hills State Park, including the popular Old Man's Cave and Ash Cave.

Name and history

Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Monroe, Ottawa, 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.hocking.oh.us County website]