Gasper Township, Preble County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Gasper Township, Preble 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:Preble
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:60.6
Area Land Km2:59.3
Area Water Km2:1.4
Area Total Sq Mi:23.4
Area Land Sq Mi:22.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3911
Population Density Km2:66.0
Population Density Sq Mi:170.8
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:329
Elevation Ft:1079
Coordinates:39.6861°N -84.6683°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-29484[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086846

Gasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,911 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Gasper Township.

Name and history

It is the only Gasper Township statewide.[4] It was named after John Gasper Potterf (or Batdorf) (1758-1836),[5] A Pennsylvanian of German descent who became an early and wealthy settler of Preble County. Gasper Township was originally part of Washington Township until Potterf convinced the Board of Commissioners to dissever the twenty-four sections of the southern part of Washington Township.

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,[6] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gasper township, Preble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 10 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Service Record, Department of the Interior, June 1, 1905. Verified by National No. 260348 Vol---P---3--525; Vol---P---O.W. & N. DivisionJ.R.W.---17024--in Rev. WarDept. of Interior Bureau of PensionsVerified by Nat. No. 93767Verified by Nat. No. 242248Eaton, O. (Preble Co.)Probate Court records of Gasper Potterf (copied.)Family & National No. 242248Cited from the history of Preble Co. page 280 by R.H. Schlumbohm
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24