Gratis Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Preble County

Preble County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 100 people per square mile . There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,471 people in the township, 3,343 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Lanier Township
  Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Lanier Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,931 people in the township, 3,052 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Jackson Township, Montgomery County
  Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,335.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• German Township, Montgomery County
  German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
  German Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,429.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
  
   - east
• Madison Township, Butler County
  Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located in northeastern Butler County just west of Middletown, it had a population of 8,611 people in 2000, up from 8,547 in 1990. While it surrounds the city of Trenton, the city is no longer part of the township...
  
   - southeast
• Wayne Township, Butler County
  Wayne Township, Butler County, Ohio
  Wayne Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County, Ohio, United States between Trenton and Oxford. It had a total population of 4,252 in 2000, up from 3,897 in 1990. Exclusive of the two incorporated villages in the township, Jacksonburg and Seven...
  
   - south
• Milford Township, Butler County
  Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio
  Milford Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County, Ohio, United States, between Oxford and Middletown. The township, which contains the village of Somerville, had a population of 3,254 in 2000, up from 2,651 in 1990. Excluding Somerville, 2,960...
  
   - southwest corner
• Somers Township
  Somers Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Somers Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,245 people in the township, 1,943 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Gasper Township
  Gasper Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Gasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,229 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

Two incorporated villages are located in Gratis Township: Gratis

Gratis, Ohio

Gratis is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 934 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gratis is located at ....

 in the north, and West Elkton

West Elkton, Ohio

West Elkton is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:West Elkton is located at ....

in the south.

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, 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.

External links

• Gratis Township Trustees and Clerk
• County website