Butler Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,294 people in the township.
Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Union Township - north Tiverton Township, Coshocton County - northeast corner Newcastle Township, Coshocton County - east Perry Township, Coshocton County - southeast corner Jackson Township - south Clay Township - southwest corner Harrison Township - west Howard Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Butler Township.
Name and history Butler Township was organized in 1825.
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