Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio

Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio
Township

The John Scott Farm, a historic farm in the township

Location of Ross Township in Butler County
Coordinates: 39°21′0″N 84°38′50″W / 39.35000°N 84.64722°W / 39.35000; -84.64722Coordinates: 39°21′0″N 84°38′50″W / 39.35000°N 84.64722°W / 39.35000; -84.64722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Butler
Area
 • Total 30.4 sq mi (78.7 km2)
 • Land 30.2 sq mi (78.2 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,355
 • Density 277/sq mi (106.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45061
Area code(s) 513
FIPS code 39-68616[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085819[1]
Website www.rosstwp.org

Ross Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in south-central Butler County, Ohio, United States, southwest of the city of Hamilton. The population was 8,355 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 6,448 in 2000; 7,830 of this total lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010. It originally comprised twenty-seven whole and seven fractional sections in the Congress Lands.

History

One of the five original townships of the county, it was erected by the Butler County Court of Quarter Sessions on May 10, 1803, with these boundaries:

Beginning on the west bank of the Miami at the northeast corner of fractional township No. 1 of the third range west of the Miami; thence west to the western boundary of the county; thence south to the southwest corner of the county; thence east with the southern boundary of the county to the Miami; thence northwestwardly up the Miami to the place of beginning.

Historic population figures

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Name

It is named for James Ross (1762–1847), a Federalist United States senator from Pennsylvania when the township was erected. Statewide, other Ross Townships are located in Greene and Jefferson counties.

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,[4] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ross township, Butler County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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