Benton Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Paulding County

Paulding County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,293 people, 7,773 households, and 5,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,478 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,035 people in the township, 694 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana

Indiana

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 line, it borders the following townships:

• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,566 people in the township, 741 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Paulding Township
  Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Paulding Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,008 people in the township, 1,086 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Blue Creek Township
  Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Blue Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 804 people in the township, 506 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Union Township, Van Wert County
  Union Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,009 people in the township, 805 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Tully Township, Van Wert County
  Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Tully Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,119 people in the township, 1,009 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Monroe Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,963.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* East Liberty at...
  
   - southwest
• Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Jackson Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 498.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Edgerton at...
  
   - west

Part of the village of Payne

Payne, Ohio

Payne is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Payne is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 is located in northern Benton Township along the border with Harrison Township.

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...

, Ottawa

Benton Township, Ottawa County, Ohio

Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,621 people in the township, 2,232 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 court website