- Dixon Township, Preble County, Ohio
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Dixon Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Preble County.
Coordinates: 39°41′41″N 84°45′45″W / 39.69472°N 84.7625°WCoordinates: 39°41′41″N 84°45′45″W / 39.69472°N 84.7625°W Country United States State Ohio County Preble Area – Total 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) – Land 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 1,135 ft (346 m) Population (2000) – Total 557 – Density 15.6/sq mi (6.0/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-22106[2] GNIS feature ID 1086844[1] Dixon Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 557 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast
- Gasper Township - east
- Somers Township - southeast corner
- Israel Township - south
- Center Township, Union County, Indiana - southwest
- Harrison Township, Union County, Indiana - west
- Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana - northwest
No municipalities are located in Dixon Township.
Name and history
It is the only Dixon Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Preble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Preble County, Ohio City 
Villages College Corner‡ | Camden | Eldorado | Gratis | Lewisburg | New Paris | Verona‡ | West Alexandria | West Elkton | West Manchester
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Preble County, Ohio
- Greater Dayton
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