Benton Township is one of the twelve

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of Paulding County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 1,019 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the

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- southwest *

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- west Part of the village of Payne is located in northern Benton Township along the border with Harrison Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Hocking,

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, and

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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
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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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