Chelsea Township is a

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, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 190.

History

Chelsea Township was organized in 1876. The township was named by a settler from

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after

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. Some sources give it as the birthplace of painter Gladys Nelson Smith.

Geography

Chelsea Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the

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, it contains one cemetery, Chelsea. The streams of Cole Creek, Durechen Creek and Gilmore Branch run through this township.

References

External links

Butler County website

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