BUTLER
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 2008
- Charles R. Furmon, President
- Donald L. Dixon, Vice-President
- Gregory V. Jolivette, Member
- Derek L. Conklin, Administrator
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- Butler County
Government Services Center
- 315 High Street
- Hamilton, Ohio 45011-2759
- Web Site: ButlerCountyOhio.org
- Voice: 513.887.3247
- Fax: 513.887.3505
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- Commissioners
meetings
- Every Monday and
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. at Butler County Government Services Center,
2nd floor Hearing Room;
except Tuesday
after 1st Monday of month, 7:00 p.m. at township or city location.
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- Butler County
Courthouse,
- downtown
Hamilton.
- Photo by
Patrick Brown,
- Brown Studios.
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- GENERAL
INFO
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Misc |
Data |
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County Seat |
Hamilton |
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Founded |
1803 (one of Ohio's
original 8 counties) |
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Population - 2000
official |
332,807 |
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Population - 2006
estimated |
354,992 |
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Population state
rank |
8th |
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Area |
469 square miles |
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Area state rank |
35th |
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Courthouse elevation |
601 feet above sea level |
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Highest elevation |
1,052 feet (near section
line 8/9 between U.S. 27 and Todd Rd, Oxford Twp.
Photo: View east toward Butler
County's high point...a low rise to the right of the tree line.
Photo: Another view. |
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Lowest elevation |
520 feet (along Great
Miami River, Ross Twp)
Photo:
Low point
along the banks of the Great Miami. |
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Time zone |
Eastern |
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- 2006
POPULATION ESTIMATES
- Unincorporated
Areas
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Township |
Population |
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Fairfield Twp |
16,884 |
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Hanover Twp |
8,772 |
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Lemon Twp |
2,503 |
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Liberty Twp |
25,654 |
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Madison Twp |
9,879 |
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Milford Twp |
3,825 |
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Morgan Twp |
6,165 |
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Oxford Twp |
2,458 |
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Reily Twp |
3,156 |
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Ross Twp |
7,036 |
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St. Clair Twp |
5,079 |
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Wayne Twp |
4,469 |
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West Chester Twp |
54,893 |
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TOTAL |
150,773 |
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- 2006
POPULATION ESTIMATES
- Incorporated
Areas
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City/Village |
Population |
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College Corner village |
197 (Butler Co. only)
425 (incl. Preble Co...does not include Indiana) |
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Fairfield city |
42,247 |
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Hamilton city |
62,130 |
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Jacksonburg village |
69 |
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Middletown city |
48,987 (Butler Co. only)
51,290 (incl. Warren Co.) |
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Millville village |
882 |
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Monroe city |
10,818 (Butler Co. only)
11,226 (incl. Warren Co.) |
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New Miami village |
2,524 |
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Oxford city |
22,394 |
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Seven Mile village |
760 |
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Sharonville city |
2,230 (Butler Co. only)
12,884 (incl. Hamilton Co.) |
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Somerville village |
317 |
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Trenton city |
10,664 |
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TOTAL |
204,219 |
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- BUTLER
COUNTY POPULATION HISTORICAL TRENDS
- Total
Countywide
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Butler
County |
Population |
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2006 estimate |
354,992 |
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2005 estimate |
349,966 |
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2004 estimate |
346,560 |
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2003 estimate |
343,207 |
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2002 estimate |
340,543 |
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2000 official |
332,807 |
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1998 estimate |
330,428 |
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1996 estimate |
323,579 |
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1994 estimate |
316,115 |
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1992 estimate |
305,041 |
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1990 official |
291,479 |
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1980 official |
258,787 |
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1970 official |
226,207 |
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1960 official |
199,076 |
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1950 official |
147,203 |
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1940 official |
120,249 |
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1930 official |
114,084 |
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1920 official |
87,025 |
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1910 official |
70,271 |
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1900 official |
56,870 |
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- CERTIFIED
ROAD MILEAGE
- Center-line
Miles
- Effective
January 1, 2008
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Roads |
Mileage |
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County-maintained
roads |
267.8 miles |
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Township-maintained
roads |
760.01 miles |
State-maintained
roads
(1 interstate hwy, 3
U.S. hwys, 15 state routes in unincorporated and incorporated
areas) |
230.83 miles |
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- CERTIFIED
ROAD MILEAGE BY TOWNSHIP
- Center-line
miles
- Effective
January 1, 2008
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Township |
County-maintained
Roads |
Township-maintained
Roads |
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Fairfield Twp |
14.06 miles |
77.27 miles |
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Hanover Twp |
25.72 miles |
36.14 miles |
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Lemon Twp |
0 miles |
11.26 miles |
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Liberty Twp |
29.19 miles |
131.2 miles |
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Madison Twp |
23.37 miles |
52.08 miles |
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Milford Twp |
20.4 miles |
30.99 miles |
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Morgan Twp |
26. 79 miles |
30.88 miles |
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Oxford Twp |
18.46 miles |
27.99 miles |
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Reily Twp |
29.28 miles |
34.12 miles |
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Ross Twp |
12.94 miles |
46.19 miles |
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St. Clair Twp |
21.88 miles |
33.16 miles |
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Wayne Twp |
14.18 miles |
30.04 miles |
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West Chester Twp |
31.53 miles |
218.69 miles |
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TOTAL |
267.8 miles |
760.01 miles |
- TRIVIA
AND FACTOIDS
- The only President
to attend school in Butler County was Benjamin Harrison.
- Butler County has
three airports -- Butler County Regional Airport in Hamilton/Fairfield,
Hook Field Municipal Airport in Middletown, and Miami University
Airport in Oxford Township.
- Monroe was the most
recent incorporated area in Butler County to grow from being
a village to a city.
- Reily and Morgan
Townships are the only Butler County townships that do not have
at least part of an incorporated area within their boundaries.
- The soldier on top
of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Hamilton is identified
with the Civil War.
- The Cities of Middletown
and Monroe each overlap into neighboring Warren County.
- The City of Sharonville,
primarily in Hamilton County, overlaps into Butler County's West
Chester Township.
- The Village of College
Corner overlaps north into Preble County and west into the State
of Indiana....the state line runs through the center of town.
- The Village of Jacksonburg
is Ohio's smallest incorporated community.
- Armco Steel (now
AK Steel) in Middletown began operations in 1902.
- During World War
l, the Liberty Bell traveled through Hamilton at 4th and High
Street on a train and also stopped at the San Francisco Exposition.
- The first roads
paved in Butler County were in 1897.
- The first explorer
to reach Butler County arrived in 1749 and was from France.
- The first hospital
in Butler County was Mercy Hospital, built in 1892.
- Lane Public Library
first opened its doors in 1866.
- In 1885, the telephone
became available to a large number of citizens in Middletown.
- The last settler
killed by Indians in Butler County occurred in 1790.
- The Miami-Erie Canal
passed through Butler County and connected the Ohio River at
Cincinnati to Lake Erie near Toledo.
- The highest per
capita concentration of veterans in the whole country from one
war is in Butler County. That war was the Vietnam War.
- Six counties border
Butler County -- Preble, Montgomery, Warren, Hamilton, Franklin
(Indiana), and Union (Indiana).
- Miami University
in Oxford was the first college established west of the Allegheny
Mountains.
- Butler County was
the birthplace of a czar -- Kenesaw Mountain Landis, born in
Millville, and became the first Commissioner of Baseball.
- Three Butler County
Townships were named after famous generals -- Morgan, Wayne,
and St. Clair.
- The first Butler
County Fair was held in 1831.
- Construction of
Butler County's section of Interstate 75 began in 1958.
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- LINKS
For a substantial
listing of Butler County links, click here.
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