Bath Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Greene County

Greene County, Ohio

Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 40,231 people in the township, 8,877 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

• Bethel Township, Clark County
  Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Bethel Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,962 people in the township, 12,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Mad River Township, Clark County
  Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Mad River Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,828 people in the township, 9,190 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Miami Township
  Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,106 people in the township, 1,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Xenia Township
  Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Xenia Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,117 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Miami Township - north...
  
   - southeast
• Beavercreek Township
  Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Beavercreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 41,745 people in the township, 3,063 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Riverside
  Riverside, Ohio
  Riverside is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,201 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Riverside is located at ....
  
   - southwest
• Dayton
  Dayton, Ohio
  Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
  
   - west
• Huber Heights
  Huber Heights, Ohio
  Huber Heights is a city in Montgomery, Miami, and Greene Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Huber Heights's motto is "America's largest community of brick homes." The city is named for Charles Huber, the developer who constructed a number of the houses that would later comprise the city. Suburban...
  
   - northwest

Several populated places are located in Bath Township:

• Part of the city of Beavercreek
  Beavercreek, Ohio
  Beavercreek is the largest city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the second largest suburb of Dayton behind Kettering. The population was 45,193 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  , in the southwest
• Part of the city of Fairborn
  Fairborn, Ohio
  Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The population was 32,352 at the 2010 census...
  
  , in the center, which includes the former village of Osborn
  Osborn, Ohio
  Osborn was a town located near the Haddix Road-Ohio 235 intersection at the northern edge of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in what is now the flood-prone basin of the Huffman Dam in the U.S. state of Ohio....
  
  
• Part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties in the state of Ohio. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is located approximately...
  
  , a census-designated place
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  , in the west
• Part of the city of Huber Heights
  Huber Heights, Ohio
  Huber Heights is a city in Montgomery, Miami, and Greene Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Huber Heights's motto is "America's largest community of brick homes." The city is named for Charles Huber, the developer who constructed a number of the houses that would later comprise the city. Suburban...
  
   in the west
• The unincorporated community
  Unincorporated area
  In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
  
   of Byron
  Byron, Ohio
  Byron is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio, United States. It sits at the intersection of Byron and Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, between Fairborn and Yellow Springs...
  
  , in the southeast

Name and history

Bath Township was named after Bath, Maine

Bath, Maine

Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...

 (which was named after the English

England

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 city of Bath). One of the early settlers came from the city in Maine.

Statewide, other Bath Townships are located in Allen

Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio

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...

 and Summit

Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio

Bath Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,635 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...

Counties.

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.