Bethel Township is one of the twelve

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of Miami County,

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, United States. The 2010 census found 4,843 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Elizabeth Township - north * Pike Township, Clark County - northeast * Bethel Township, Clark County - east *

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- south * Vandalia - southwest * Monroe Township - west * Staunton Township - northwest Part of the city of

is located in southwestern Bethel Township, and three

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are located in the township: *

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, in the south * Phoneton, in the southwest * West Charleston, in the west

Name and history

Statewide, other Bethel Townships are located in

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and Monroe counties.

Government

Bethel Township Miami County Ohio Administration Facility 2015

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 trustees also select a township administrator. As of July, 2020, the trustees are Beth van Haaren, Carolyn Wright and Don Black, the fiscal officer is Deborah Watson, and the township administrator is Andy Ehrhart.

Schools

Students in Bethel Township attend Bethel Local Schools in Bethel Township or Miami East Local Schools in Casstown or Tecumseh Local Schools in New Carlisle.

Notable residents

The township was the home of the ancestors of Wilbur and Orville Wright, who developed the first successful airplane.New Page 0
Bethel Township Historical Society, 2005. Accessed 2007-05-29

References

External links

Township websiteCounty websiteBethel Local Schools
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