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Gratis Township, Ohio
Gratis Township is one of the twelve civil township, townships of Preble County, Ohio, Preble County, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000, 2000 census found 4,471 people in the township, 3,343 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: *Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio, Lanier Township - north *Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, Jackson Township, Montgomery County - northeast corner *German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, German Township, Montgomery County - east *Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio, Madison Township, Butler County - southeast *Wayne Township, Butler County, Ohio, Wayne Township, Butler County - south *Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, Milford Township, Butler County - southwest corner *Somers Township, Preble County, Ohio, Somers Township - west *Gasper Township, Preble County, Ohio, Gasper Township - northwest co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States. Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. Admission standards tightened and became greatly more selective throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Ohio State's political science department and faculty have greatly contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the ''Laws of Ohio''; the ''Ohio Revised Code'' is only a reference. The ''Ohio Revised Code'' is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: ''Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' and ''Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' are annotated, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from Westlaw and ''Page's'' is available online from LexisNexis. History The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced the ''Ohio General Code'' in 1953.http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=1794. ''URL accessed 15 September 2006.'' However the current organization and form of the ''Ohio Revised Code' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Elkton, Ohio
West Elkton is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Preble County, Ohio, Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Greater Dayton, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History West Elkton was laid out in 1847. A post office called West Elkton has been in operation since 1844. Geography West Elkton is located at (39.588224, -84.556355). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 197 people, 76 households, and 55 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 86 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.5% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 1.5% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.5% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratis, Ohio
Gratis is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 881 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Gratis has been in operation since 1823. The village takes its name from Gratis Township. Geography Gratis is located at (39.6484146, -84.5286113). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 881 people, 337 households, and 251 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 370 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 337 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasper Township, Preble County, Ohio
Gasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,911 people in the township. Geography Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - north * Lanier Township - east * Gratis Township - southeast corner * Somers Township - south * Israel Township - southwest corner * Dixon Township - west No municipalities are located in Gasper Township. Name and history It is the only Gasper Township statewide. It was named after John Gasper Potterf (or Batdorf) (1758-1836), A Pennsylvanian of German descent who became an early and wealthy settler of Preble County. Gasper Township was originally part of Washington Township until Potterf convinced the Board of Commissioners to dissever the twenty-four sections of the southern part of Washington Township. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers Township, Preble County, Ohio
Somers Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,829 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Gasper Township - north * Lanier Township - northeast corner * Gratis Township - east * Wayne Township, Butler County - southeast corner * Milford Township, Butler County - south * Oxford Township, Butler County - southwest corner * Israel Township - west * Dixon Township - northwest corner The village of Camden is located in northern Somers Township. Name and history Named for Commodore Richard Somers, it is the only Somers 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 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio
Milford Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County, Ohio, United States, between Oxford and Middletown. The township had a population of 3,550 at the 2010 census, up from 3,254 in 2000. Excluding the now-defunct village of Somerville, 3,269 people lived in the unincorporated part of the township. It comprises one entire survey township in the Congress Lands and has an area of . The township was named by Robert Lytle, the township justice of the peace and county judge who was the great-grandfather of a famous Milford Township native, Governor Andrew L. Harris. Statewide, other Milford Townships are located in Defiance and Knox counties. History The seventh township in order of creation, it was erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners on December 2, 1805, with these boundaries: :Beginning at the southeast corner of the fifth township of the second range west of the Miami; thence north with the eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Township, Butler County, Ohio
Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The township is located in the north-central part of the county, between Trenton and Oxford. It had a total population of 4,375 at the 2020 census. History Wayne was the sixth township of the county, erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners on December 2, 1805. Name Named for General Anthony Wayne, it is one of twenty Wayne Townships in Ohio. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Gratis Township, Preble County - north * Madison Township - east * St. Clair Township - south * Hanover Township - southwest corner * Milford Township - west * Somers Township, Preble County - northwest corner Two villages are located in Wayne Township: Jacksonburg in the northeast, and part of Seven Mile, in the south. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located in northeastern Butler County, just west of Middletown, it had a population of 8,556 people as of the 2020 census. While it surrounds the city of Trenton, the city is no longer part of the township. It is named for James Madison, president of the United States at the time of its creation in 1810, and is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. Geography The township is in what is commonly known as the Congress Lands, that part of Ohio surveyed under the regular U.S. government survey. It originally consisted of 32 whole and 19 fractional sections. Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * German Township, Montgomery County - north * Franklin Township, Warren County - east * Lemon Township - southeast * Liberty Township - south * Fairfield Township - southwest, south of St. Clair Township * St. Clair Township - southwest, north of Fairfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
German Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,747. 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. German Township was described in 1833 as having seven gristmills, nine saw mills, two fulling mills, five tanneries, and sixteen distilleries. Government The township is governed by a three- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Jackson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,076. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Perry Township - north * Jefferson Township - east * German Township - south * Gratis Township, Preble County - southwest corner * Lanier Township, Preble County - west * Twin Township, Preble County - northwest corner Two villages are located in Jackson Township: Farmersville in the south, and part of New Lebanon in the northeast. Name and history It is one of thirty-seven Jackson 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 fiscal officer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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