Bethel Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Monroe County

Monroe County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 357 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 453 people in the township, 367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 520 people in the township, 407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Ludlow Township, Washington County
  Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Ludlow Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Liberty Township, Washington County
  Liberty Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 621 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Elk Township, Noble County
  Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio
  Elk Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 305 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Bethel Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Sycamore Valley

Sycamore Valley, Ohio

Sycamore Valley is an unincorporated community in northern Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43789.-References:...

 lies in the township's north.

Name and history

Statewide, other Bethel Townships are located in Clark

Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio

Bethel Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,962 people in the township, 12,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and Miami

Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio

Bethel Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,927 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner 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.