Gratis Township, Preble County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gratis Township, Preble County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Preble County.


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

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 95.3
area_land_km2 = 95.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.8
area_land_sq_mi = 36.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4471
population_density_km2 = 46.9
population_density_sq_mi = 121.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 286
elevation_ft = 938
latd = 39 |latm = 36 |lats = 59 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 32 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45330
area_code = 937
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blank_info = 39-31486GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086847GR|3
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Gratis Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,471 people in the township, 3,343 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39135 Preble County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Lanier Township - north
*Jackson Township, Montgomery County - northeast corner
*German Township, Montgomery County - east
*Madison Township, Butler County - southeast
*Wayne Township, Butler County - south
*Milford Township, Butler County - southwest corner
*Somers Township - west
*Gasper Township - northwest corner

Two incorporated villages are located in Gratis Township: Gratis in the north, and West Elkton in the south.

Name and history

It is the only Gratis Township statewide.

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.preblecounty.com/government/township.htm Gratis Township Trustees and Clerk]
* [http://www.prebco.org County website]