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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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Richard Somers
Richard Somers (September 15, 1778 – September 4, 1804) was an officer of the United States Navy, killed during an assault on Tripoli during the First Barbary War. Early career Born at Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey, he attended the Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia with future naval heroes Stephen Decatur and Charles Stewart. He was appointed midshipman on April 23, 1797, and served in the West Indies during the Quasi-War with France on the frigate ''United States'' with Decatur and Stewart, a ship commanded by Captain John Barry. He was promoted to lieutenant on May 21, 1799. In 1800, Somers fought three duels on the same day with multiple opponents because they accused him of cowardice for failing to challenge Decatur over a joking insult they overheard. Somers was wounded in the first two duels and had to be supported during the third (by Decatur, who was acting as his second). Somers was detached from ''United States'' on June 13, 1801, and ordered to ''Bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camden, Ohio
Camden is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Preble County, Ohio, Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,046 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Greater Dayton, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is also home to the Black Walnut Festival. Camden was originally called Dover when it was laid out in 1818, but became Newcomb in 1824 when it opened its first post office and learned there was already a Dover in Ohio. The new name never quite resonated with residents, though, so the village became Camden in 1835 and the name has remained. Geography Camden is located at (39.630820, -84.648774). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,046 people, 835 households, and 546 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 926 housing units at an average d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixon Township, Preble County, Ohio
Dixon Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 568 people in the township. 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 Dixon Township was organized in 1812, and named for county commissioner Eli Dixon. It is the only Dixon 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Township, Preble County, Ohio
Israel Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. According to the 2000 census, 1,273 people were in the township—1,031 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, Israel Township borders the following townships: * Dixon Township - north * Gasper Township - northeast corner * Somers Township - east * Milford Township, Butler County - southeast corner * Oxford Township, Butler County - south *Union Township, Union County, Indiana - southwest * Center Township, Union County, Indiana - northwest Part of the village of College Corner is located in the southwestern corner of Israel Township, and the unincorporated community of Fairhaven lies in the eastern part of the township. Name and history Israel Township was named for a U.S. Navy officer. It is the only Israel Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio
Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of the county, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. The city of Oxford, the home of Miami University, is located in the township. It had a population of 25,469 at the 2020 census. History The eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners on August 5, 1811. The site was chosen by the State of Ohio for a college in order to fulfill the unkept promise of John Cleves Symmes. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Israel Township, Preble County - north * Somers Township, Preble County - northeast corner * Milford Township - east * Hanover Township - southeast corner * Reily Township - south * Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana - southwest corner * Bath T ... [...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] |
Gratis Township, Preble County, Ohio
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. 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 According to tradition, Gratis Township's name is derived from the original request, namely "we think we ought to have the township gratis". It is the only Gratis Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio
Lanier Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,727 people in the township. Geography Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Twin Township - north * Perry Township, Montgomery County - northeast corner * Jackson Township, Montgomery County - east * German Township, Montgomery County - southeast corner * Gratis Township - south * Somers Township - southwest corner * Gasper Township - west * Washington Township - northwest Part of the village of West Alexandria is located in northern Lanier Township. Name and history Lanier Township was founded in 1811, and named for Alexander C. Lanier, an early settler in Preble County. It is the only Lanier 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
