Twin Township, Preble County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°46′36″N 84°31′41″W / 39.77667°N 84.52806°W / 39.77667; -84.52806CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyPrebleArea

• Total35.1 sq mi (90.8 km²) • Land35.0 sq mi (90.7 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,001 ft (305 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,669 • Density76.3/sq mi (29.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-77994^[3]GNIS feature ID1086855^[1]

Twin Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,669 people in the township.

Geography

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

Harrison Township - north
Clay Township, Montgomery County - northeast corner
Perry Township, Montgomery County - east
Jackson Township, Montgomery County - southeast corner
Lanier Township - south
Washington Township - west
Monroe Township - northwest corner

Part of the village of West Alexandria is located in southern Twin Township.

Name and history

Twin Township was organized in 1808, and named after Twin Creek which runs through it.^[4] Statewide, other Twin Townships are located in Darke and Ross 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,^[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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Twin township, Preble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 366.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.