Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio

Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio
Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1085850
Website	www.betheltownship.info

Bethel Township is one of the ten

2020 census

reported 18,050 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

It is the only township in the county with a border on Montgomery County. The Mad River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Great Miami River, forms the southeast border of the township.

Several populated places are located in Bethel Township:

Crystal Lakes, a census-designated place in the southwestern part of the township
Donnelsville, a village in the eastern part of the township
New Carlisle, a city in the northwestern corner of the township
Park Layne, a census-designated place in the southwestern part of the township
Medway, an unincorporated community east of Park Layne

Name and history

Statewide, other Bethel Townships are located in Miami and Monroe counties.^[4]

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, 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.

The board is composed of Chris Crowley (Chairman), Alec R. Ashbaugh, and Nancy Brown. The fiscal officer is Stacey McKenzie.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Bethel township, Clark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ Elected Officials Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Bethel Township. Accessed 2009-03-19.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Bethel township, Clark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] Elected Officials Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Bethel Township. Accessed 2009-03-19.

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Cities		New Carlisle Springfield	Map of Ohio highlighting Clark County
Villages	Catawba Clifton‡ Donnelsville Enon North Hampton South Charleston South Vienna Tremont City
Townships	Bethel German Green Harmony Mad River Madison Moorefield Pike Pleasant Springfield
CDPs	Crystal Lakes Green Meadows Holiday Valley Northridge Park Layne
Unincorporated communities	Beatty Brighton Cortsville Dialton Dodo Dolly Varden Durbin Eagle City Forgy Harmony Hustead Lawrenceville Limestone City Lisbon Locustgrove Medway New Moorefield Pitchin Plattsburgh Selma Sugar Grove Villa
Ghost towns	Allentown Brottenburgh Windsor
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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