Israel Township is one of the twelve
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
Preble County,
Ohio
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, 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:
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Dixon Township - north
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Gasper Township - northeast corner
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Somers Township - east
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Milford Township, Butler County - southeast corner
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Oxford Township, Butler County - south
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Union Township, Union County, Indiana
Union Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,622 and it contained 696 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of whic ...
- southwest
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Center Township, Union County, Indiana
Center Township is one of six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,048 and it contained 1,330 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of ...
- northwest
Part of the village of
College Corner is located in the southwestern corner of Israel Township, and the
unincorporated community
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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 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
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. 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
County website
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Townships in Preble County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio