Butler Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,455 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Neave Township - north Van Buren Township - northeast corner Twin Township - east Harrison Township, Preble County - southeast corner Monroe Township, Preble County - south Jefferson Township, Preble County - southwest corner Harrison Township - west Liberty Township - northwest corner
Two incorporated villages are located in Butler Township: Castine in the southeast, and part of New Madison in the west. The unincorporated community of Otterbein lies in the township's southwest.
Name and history Butler Township was established about 1820, and most likely was named after Butler County, Ohio, which had been named for General Richard Butler. It is one of six Butler Townships 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
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External links County website