User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio
| Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 A historic farm in the township | |
 Location of Bethel Township in Miami County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Miami |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 34.8 平方英里（90.0 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 34.6 平方英里（89.7 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.1 平方英里（0.3 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 997 英尺（304 公尺） |
| 人口（2010年） | |
| • 總計 | 4,843人 |
| • 密度 | 144.2人/平方英里（55.1人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-06110[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086634[1] |
Bethel Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2010 census found 4,843 people in the township.[3]
地理
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Elizabeth Township - 北
- Pike Township, Clark County - 北east
- Bethel Township, Clark County - 东
- Huber Heights - 南
- Vandalia - 南west
- Monroe Township - 西
- Staunton Township - 北west
and the following counties:
Part of the city of Huber Heights is located in southwestern Bethel Township, and three unincorporated communities are located in the township:
- Brandt, in the south
- Phoneton, in the southwest
- West Charleston, in the west
Name and history
Statewide, other Bethel Townships are located in Clark and Monroe counties.[4]
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,[5] 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. The trustees also elect a township administrator. The official township government website is http://www.betheltownship.org/
As of 2015, the trustees were Jerome Hirt, Beth van Haaren, and Gary Biggs, the fiscal officer was Deborah Watson, and the township administrator was Andy Ehrhart.[6]
Schools
Students in Bethel Township attend Bethel Local Schools in Bethel Township or Miami East Local Schools in Casstown or Tecumseh Local Schools in New Carlisle.
Notable residents
The township was the home of the ancestors of Wilbur and Orville Wright, who developed the first successful airplane.[7]
参考资料
- ^ 1.0 1.1 US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25 [2008-01-31].
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. [2008-01-31].
- ^ Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place more information2010 Census Summary File 1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census., 2011. Accessed 29 March 2015.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ [1], Bethel Township, Ohio. Accessed 2015-03-25.
- ^ New Page 0 Bethel Township Historical Society, 2005. Accessed 2007-05-29