Reily Township, Butler County, Ohio


Reily Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio, United States. It had a population of 2,624 at the 2010 census, up from 2,568 in 2000. There are no incorporated places in the township, but the communities of Bunker Hill, Newkirk, Scipio, St. Charles, and Woods Station are in the township. It is one full survey township in the Congress Lands and is in area.

History

It was the eighth in order of creation, erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners on December 7, 1807, with these boundaries:
The first election of township officers was at Henry Burget's home on January 2, 1808.

Historic population figures

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The only Reily Township statewide, it is named for John Reily, the former Clerk of the Northwest Territory and the first Butler County clerk of courts.

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.

Public services

The township is in the Talawanda City School District.
Major highways include U.S. Route 27, the road between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Indiana; State Route 129, which travels from Hamilton, Ohio, to the Indiana border; and State Route 732.