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'''German Township''' is one of the nine [[civil township|townships]] of [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 8,429.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| |
'''German Township''' is one of the nine [[civil township|townships]] of [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 8,429.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): German township, Montgomery County, Ohio |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=November 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |df= }}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
Revision as of 00:09, 11 January 2017
German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio | |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Montgomery |
Area | |
• Total | 38.0 sq mi (98.3 km2) |
• Land | 38.0 sq mi (98.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,429 |
• Density | 220/sq mi (86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-29904[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086667[1] |
German Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,429.[3]
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - north
- Jefferson Township - northeast
- Miami Township - east
- Franklin Township, Warren County - southeast
- Madison Township, Butler County - south
- Gratis Township, Preble County - west
- Lanier Township, Preble County - northwest corner
It is the only township in the county with a border on Butler County.
Two municipalities are located in German Township: the village of Germantown is located in the northeast, and a small part of the city of Carlisle, in the southeast.
Name and history
It is one of five German Townships statewide.[4]
German Township was described in 1833 as having seven gristmills, nine saw mills, two fulling mills, five tanneries, and sixteen distilleries.[5]
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,[6] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
{{cite web}}
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{{cite web}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 217. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.