Union Township, Butler County, Ohio - Definition and Overview

West Chester Township is a township located in southwestern Butler County, Ohio.

Before 2000 the township was named Union Township for almost two hundred years. Increasing urbanization and development led more people to refer to West Chester as a name for the area. On June 28, the name was formally changed. Note: many census and government records (including the 2000 census) will still refer to Union Township.

As of 2000 the population is 42,764 which includes the population of the unincorporated places of Beckett Ridge, Olde West Chester, and Wetherington.

The original extent of Union Township has been reduced by the annexation of the southwest corner by the city of Sharonville.

Most of the township is in the Lakota Local School District, but portions are also in the Princeton City School District and the Mason City School District.

External link

• West Chester Township web site (http://www.westchesteroh.org/index.html)