Gibson Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Mercer County

Mercer County, Ohio

Mercer County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Its county seat is Celina and is named for Hugh Mercer, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.The Celina Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Mercer County.-Geography:...

, Ohio

Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,869 people in the township, 997 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Recovery Township
  Recovery Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Recovery Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,550 people in the township, 1,149 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Granville Township
  Granville Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Granville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,885 people in the township, 1,434 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Allen Township, Darke County
  Allen Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Allen Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,158 people in the township, 725 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Mississinawa Township, Darke County
  Mississinawa Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Mississinawa Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 779 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana
  Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana
  Madison Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 608.-Geography:Madison Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.05 percent is water. The streams of Mad Run, Madison Creek, Speed Run and Walnut Creek run through this...
  
   - west
• Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana
  Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana
  Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 690.-Geography:Noble Township covers an area of . The streams of East Prong Franks Drain, Sycamore Fork and West Prong Franks Drain run through this township.-Unincorporated towns:*...
  
   - northwest corner

Part of the village of Fort Recovery

Fort Recovery, Ohio

Fort Recovery is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,273 at the 2000 census. The village is near the location of Fort Recovery, first established in 1793 under orders from General Anthony Wayne....

is located in northwestern Gibson Township.

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.