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Israel Township, Preble County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Israel Township, Preble County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church from northeast with wall.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Former Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
image_map	Map of Preble County Ohio Highlighting Israel Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Israel Township in Preble County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Preble
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	94.5
area_land_km2	92.4
area_water_km2	2.1
area_total_sq_mi	36.5
area_land_sq_mi	35.7
area_water_sq_mi	0.8
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1131
population_density_km2	12.2
population_density_sq_mi	31.7
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	299
elevation_ft	981
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-37590
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086849

Israel Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,131 people in the township.

Geography

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

Dixon Township - north
Gasper Township - northeast corner
Somers Township - east
Milford Township, Butler County - southeast corner
Oxford Township, Butler County - south
Union Township, Union County, Indiana - southwest
Center Township, Union County, Indiana - northwest

Part of the village of College Corner is located in the southwestern corner of Israel Township, and the unincorporated community of Fairhaven lies in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

Israel Township was named for a U.S. Navy officer. It is the only Israel Township statewide.

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.

References

"Israel township, Preble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(1881). "History of Preble County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches". H. Z. Williams & Bro..
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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