Whitewater Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Hamilton County

Hamilton County, Ohio

As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 5,564 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,469 people in the township, 4,982 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Crosby Township
  Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Crosby Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,748 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast, west of Colerain Township
• Colerain Township
  Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Colerain Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 60,144 people in the township, more than in any other township in Ohio.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast, east of Crosby Township
• Miami Township
  Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,496 people in the township, 9,093 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Lawrenceburg Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,434.-Geography:Lawrenceburg Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
  
   - southwest
• Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Miller Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,605.-Geography:Miller Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Bright...
  
   - west
• Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
  Harrison Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,108.-Geography:Harrison Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Bright...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Whitewater Township, although two unincorporated communities

Unincorporated area

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 lie in the township: Hooven

Hooven, Ohio

Hooven is an unincorporated community in southeastern Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45033. It lies along State Route 128.-References:...

 in the southeast, and Miamitown

Miamitown, Ohio

Miamitown is an unincorporated community in western Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45041.-References:...

in the west.

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.

External links

• Township website
• County website