German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location within Montgomery County


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

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area_total_km2 = 98.3
area_land_km2 = 98.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 38.0
area_land_sq_mi = 38.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 7830
population_density_km2 = 79.6
population_density_sq_mi = 206.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 228
elevation_ft = 748
latd = 39 |latm = 37 |lats = 22 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 22 |longs = 43 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 39-29904GR|2
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German Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,830 people in the township, 2,946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39113 Montgomery County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Jackson Township - north
*Jefferson Township - northeast
*Miami Township - east
*Franklin Township, Warren County - southeast
*Madison Township, Butler County - south
*Gratis Township, Preble County - west
*Lanier Township, Preble County - northwest corner

It is the only township in the county with a border on Butler County.

Two municipalities are located in German Township: the village of Germantown is located in the northeast, and a small part of the city of Carlisle, in the southeast.

Name and history

It is one of five German Townships 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.co.montgomery.oh.us County website]