Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Butler Township is one of the nine townships
of Montgomery County
, Ohio
, United States
. As of the 2010 census the population was 7,894.
Three cities are located in what was originally parts of Butler Township:
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2010 census the population was 7,894.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:- Monroe Township, Miami CountyMonroe Township, Miami County, OhioMonroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,339 people in the township, 6,118 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - VandaliaVandalia, OhioVandalia is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Dayton. Its population was 15,246 during the 2010 census. The James M. Cox Dayton International Airport is located in the city...
- east - DaytonDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
- southeast - Harrison TownshipHarrison Township, Montgomery County, OhioHarrison Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 22,397.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following township and cities:...
- south - ClaytonClayton, OhioClayton is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,209 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- southwest - EnglewoodEnglewood, OhioEnglewood, a northern suburb of Dayton, is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,465 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- west - Union Township, Miami CountyUnion Township, Miami County, OhioUnion Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,222 people in the township, 4,673 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
Three cities are located in what was originally parts of Butler Township:
- Part of Dayton, the county seatCounty seatA county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Montgomery County, in the northeast and a smaller portion in the southeast - Part of UnionUnion, OhioUnion is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,419 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Union is located at ....
, in the northwest - Vandalia, in the east