Tate Township, Clermont County, Ohio

38°57′27″N 84°5′43″W / 38.95750°N 84.09528°W / 38.95750; -84.09528CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyClermontArea • Total47.5 sq mi (122.9 km²) • Land46.6 sq mi (120.7 km²) • Water0.8 sq mi (2.2 km²)Elevation879 ft (268 m)Population • Total9,162 • Density201/sq mi (77.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-76155^[2]GNIS feature ID1085871^[1]Websitetatetownship.org

Tate Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,162 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

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

• Williamsburg Township - north
• Pike Township, Brown County - northeast corner
• Clark Township, Brown County - east
• Lewis Township, Brown County - southeast
• Franklin Township - south
• Washington Township - southwest
• Monroe Township - west
• Batavia Township - northwest

The village of Bethel is located in central Tate Township. Public education is provided by the Bethel-Tate School District.

Name and history

It is the only Tate Township statewide.^[4]

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

External links

• Township website
• County website