Benton Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Ottawa County

Ottawa County, Ohio

Ottawa County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,428. Its county seat is Port Clinton and is named either for the Ottawa Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader"....

, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,621 people in the township, 2,232 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Jerusalem Township, Lucas County
  Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio
  Jerusalem Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,181 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Carroll Township
  Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Carroll Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,913 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Salem Township
  Salem Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,517 people in the township, 2,676 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Harris Township
  Harris Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Harris Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,009 people in the township, 1,583 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Clay Township
  Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Clay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,118 people in the township, 2,888 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Allen Township
  Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Allen Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,591 people in the township, 3,297 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The village of Rocky Ridge

Rocky Ridge, Ohio

Rocky Ridge is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 389 at the 2000 census.Rocky Ridge is home to Kenn Kaufman, an American author and ornithologist who has written several guides to birds and butterflies.-Geography:...

 lies in the southeastern part of the township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Graytown

Graytown, Ohio

Graytown is an unincorporated community in southwestern Benton Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43432....

 lies in the township's southwest.

Benton Township is also the location of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Crane Creek State Park.

Name and history

Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Hocking

Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio

Benton Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 814 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Laurel Township - north...

, Monroe

Benton Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Benton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 349 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...

, Paulding

Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,035 people in the township, 694 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, and Pike

Benton Township, Pike County, Ohio

Benton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,520 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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, 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.

External links

• County website