Benton Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Pike County,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. The
2020 census found 1,583 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*
Paxton Township, Ross County - north
*
Twin Township, Ross County - northeast
*
Pebble Township - east
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Sunfish Township - south
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Mifflin Township - west
*
Perry Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Benton Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Morgantown lies in the township's center.
Name and history
Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in
Hocking
Hocking may refer to:
Places
* Hocking County, Ohio, United States
* Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
* Hocking Hills, Ohio
* Hocking River, Ohio
* Hocking Canal, a former canal that ran parallel to the Hocking River
* Hocking, Western Aus ...
,
Monroe,
Ottawa
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, and
Paulding counties.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the 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 G ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
Pike County visitors bureau website
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Townships in Pike County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio