West Chester Township

West Chester Township is one of the thirteen townships of Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is situated between Sharonville and Liberty Township, about 18 miles (29 km) north of Cincinnati. Exits 19, 21 and 22 off Interstate 75 serve West Chester. The name was changed to West Chester Township effective June 28, 2000, after being ratified by the township's voters at the March 9 primary election. The township was home to the Voice of America's Bethany Relay Station, a facility covering 625 acres (2.5 km²) in the northeast corner of the township that broadcast American propaganda overseas from 1943 to 1994. Three times voters have rejected the incorporation of West Chester as a city. Historically, West Chester has leaned heavily toward the Republican Party but in recent years that advantage has narrowed. In 2020 Joe Biden claimed 44% against Donald Trump's 54.5% for the Democratic presidential nomination. The top employers in the township are: household income, business income, and manufacturing income. The town is home to several parks, including Keehner Park, which is the home to Islamic Cincinnati. The West Chester library is part of the Verdin Bell Company and serves as the centerpiece to the centerpiece of the West Chester Center for the Performing Arts, a center for music, dance, and theater. In 2006, The Square at Union Centre was broken up into two parts, one of which serves as a town square for events for West Chester and the other as a community center.

History

Union Township was erected from Liberty Township on June 2, 1823. It originally contained 35 square miles (91 km²), just short of a full survey township. Because Union Township was familiarly known as West Chester [reference], plus the abundance of other townships in Ohio called Union, the name was changed to West Chester Township effective June 28, 2000. Many census and government records, including the 2000 census, refer to Union Township. Today, it is the only West Chester township statewide. The township's name was ratified by the voters at the March 9 primary election. It is the thirteenth and last in order of creation, and the last township in Butler County to be named after a person. It was named after Union, a town in Ohio that was once part of the state of Pennsylvania. The current name is West Chester, which is the name of a former state town that was also part of Butler County. It has been named after West Chester since 1823, when it was named for the town of West Chester in Ohio, which was then part of Ohio. The name West Chester was adopted by the state legislature in 1824. It became the first of three West Chester townships to be created in 1823; it was the last in 1826. The first West Chester town to be formed was West Chester County in 1828. It had a population of 1,856. It now has a total population of 2,857. It's the only Ohio township to have been named for a person, West Chester.

Geography

The city of Fairfield, Ohio is located in the southern part of the state. The city is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the city. Fairfield is the largest city in the state, with a population of more than 100,000 people. It is home to the Fairfield County Library, a public library, and a community center. The town is also home to a number of private schools, including Fairfield High School and Fairfield University, which was founded in 1875. It was the first public school in the U.S. to be located in a city, and the first of its kind in the world. It has been in the city since 1876, when it was founded. It's located in an area known as Fairfield Township, which is in the south of the county, near the town of West Chester, Ohio. It also has a small section of land known as Westfield, where the city's name is derived from the word "Westfield", which means "west" or "westward". The town's name comes from the name of the first town in the area, Westfield. The name Westfield is also known as "Fairfield", and it is located near the village of Westfield-Deerfield, in the west of the town. The village's name means "fairfield" in English, and "westfield" means "peaceful" and "home" in Spanish. The word "fair" is also used to refer to the area where the town is located, and to the town where it is based.

Economy

According to West Chester's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the township are: West Chester High School, West Chester College, and West Chester University. The township's top household income earner is $60,000. West Chester is home to more than 1,000 businesses. The town's economy is one of the fastest-growing in the United States. It is also the fastest growing in the Midwest. The state's economy has the highest growth rate in the U.S. and is the fastest in the Mid-Atlantic region. The economy is the second-largest in the state, after New Jersey. The city's unemployment rate is the highest in the country. The unemployment rate has been in the low to mid-teens for the past five years. The U.N. has a low unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. The United States has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe. The rate is 2.9 percent in New York City and 1.8 percent in the rest of the state. In the state of New Jersey, the rate is 1.7 per cent. The national average is 0.8 per cent, the lowest in New Jersey and the second lowest in the nation. The average household income is $58,000, the highest rate in New Hampshire. The top household incomes are $60.0 per cent and $62,000 in the town of West Chester. The highest household income earners are the owners of a home. The most common household incomes in West Chester are $75,000 to $80,000; the highest is $83,500.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, Mark Welch, Lee Wong, and Ann Becker. Historically, West Chester Township has leaned heavily toward the Republican Party but in recent years that advantage has narrowed. In 2020 Joe Biden claimed 44% against Donald Trump's 54.5%. Three times voters have rejected the incorporation of the township as a city. The vote was 4,097 to 3,956 against incorporation on February 2, 1988, 5,816 to 4,972 on August 8, 1989, and 5,054 to4,679 on August 3, 1993. In 2008, Barack Obama only won 35.2% of the vote against John McCain's 63.5% in 2008, but in 2020 he claimed 44%. In 2010, Donald Trump only won 34.7% against Joe Biden's 44% in the presidential election. In 2012, Hillary Clinton only won 33.9% against Barack Obama's 34.2%. In 2012 the township voted to become a city, but it was not incorporated until 2013. The township is located in the county's eastern part, near the town of Chester, and has a population of about 2,000. It is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which connects to Pennsylvania's major cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. The town is located near the Pennsylvania-Pennsylvania border and is in the eastern part of the state's Poconos, which are in the western part of Pennsylvania.

Public services

The township was home to the Voice of America's Bethany Relay Station, a facility covering 625 acres (2.5 km²) in the northeast corner of the township that broadcast American propaganda overseas from 1943 to 1994. In 2006 ground was broken for The Square at Union Centre which serves as the town square for West Chester hosting events surrounded by class A office space and restaurants. The township is home to several parks, including Keehner Park, which consists of a 1.42-mile walking trail around a lake. It is also home to an Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati, which is one of the largest mosques in the area. Some of the Township is in the West Chester post office (45069) and the southeastern corner is served by the Sharonville office (45241). Fairfield (45014) and Hamilton (45011 or 45015) also serve the township. It was founded in 1967 and has a police department that employs approximately 100 individuals. It has three distinct bureaus: the Patrol Bureau, the Support Bureau, and the Administration Bureau. In 2009, the Miami University Voice of. America Learning Center was opened in 2009. The township has a library and a bell-tower constructed by the famous and historic Verdin Bell Company of Cincinnati serving as the centerpiece to the square. The library is part of the square and a Bell-tower is the centerpiece of thesquare. It also has a mosque, which was built by the same company that built the Belltower of Cincinnati.

Education

Most of the township is in the Lakota Local School District. The Lakota West High School Main Campus has about 2,000 students and 145 staff members. The 2007 Ohio State Baseball Champions, led by Coach Bill Dreisbach, are based at the school. The school is classified by OHSAA as a Division 1 school. The principal at LakotaWest High School is Ben Brown. The township is also in the Princeton City School District and a tiny part on the eastern border of the district is in Mason City. The largest single school building in the township was built in the early 1900s. It is located in the town of Lakota, Ohio, and has a population of 3,000. The town is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the town. It was once part of the Ohio Turnpike, which ran through the middle of the village. The village is now in the Ohio City and Mason City school districts, which were formed in the late 1800s and the 1930s respectively. It also has a small section of land that was once owned by the Ohio State Highway Department, which is now part of Ohio State University, which was founded in 1937. It has been the site of several high schools, including Lakota High School and Lakota East High School, which are located in Princeton, Ohio. LakotaEast is home to the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Division 1 football and basketball teams. The high school's baseball team is known as the "Lakota Warriors".