Gratis Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Preble County
Preble County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 40,999, down 3.0% from the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census population of 42,270. Its ...
,
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:
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Lanier Township - north
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Jackson Township, Montgomery County - northeast corner
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German Township, Montgomery County - east
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Madison Township, Butler County - southeast
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Wayne Township, Butler County - south
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Milford Township, Butler County - southwest corner
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Somers Township - west
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Gasper Township - northwest corner
Two incorporated villages are located in Gratis Township:
Gratis
Gratis may refer to:
* Free, meaning without charge. See Gratis versus libre
* Gratis, Ohio, a village in Preble County, US
* Gratis Township, Preble County, Ohio, US
See also
* Free (disambiguation)
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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-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. 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
Township Officials
County website
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Townships in Preble County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio