| Official Name: | Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 98.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 97.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 18050 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 267 |
| Elevation Ft: | 876 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9067°N -84.0153°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-06054[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085850 |
Bethel Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 18,050 people living in the township.
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
It is the only township in the county with a border on Montgomery County. The Mad River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Great Miami River, forms the southeast border of the township.
Several populated places are located in Bethel Township:
Statewide, other Bethel Townships are located in Miami and Monroe counties.[4]
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.
The board is composed of Chris Crowley (Chairman), Alec R. Ashbaugh, and Nancy Brown. The fiscal officer is Stacey McKenzie.[5]