Newberry Township is one of the twelve 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 Miami County

Miami County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families residing in the county. The population density was 243 people per square mile . There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of 100 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 6,490 people in the township, 2,897 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Loramie Township, Shelby County
  Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Loramie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,438 people in the township, 1,887 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,803 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Newton Township
  Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Newton Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,354 people in the township, 2,220 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Franklin Township, Darke County
  Franklin Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,206 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Adams Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Adams Township, Darke County
  Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,508 people in the township, 2,125 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Wayne Township, Darke County
  Wayne Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,349 people in the township, 1,760 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Two incorporated villages are located in Newberry Township: part of Bradford

Bradford, Ohio

Bradford is a village in Darke and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,859 at the 2000 census.The Miami County portion of Bradford is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Darke County portion is part of the Greenville Metropolitan Statistical...

 in the west, and Covington

Covington, Ohio

Covington is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,559 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was incorporated as Covington in 1835...

in the southeast.

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.