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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
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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.
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Porter
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Annexation by
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No municipalities are located in Porter
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Stories Old and Often Told, Being
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Statewide, the only other Porter
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926:Hales Creek
910:Buena Vista
887:communities
742:Brush Creek
649:County seat
497:January 31,
450:January 31,
327:county seat
311:- northwest
268:was 9,876.
266:2020 census
88: /
1058:Categories
900:Bear Creek
895:Alexandria
865:Sciotodale
845:Lucasville
840:Friendship
812:Washington
704:New Boston
674:Portsmouth
656:Portsmouth
472:August 18,
423:References
387:Government
373:gristmills
339:Sciotodale
331:New Boston
323:Portsmouth
278:Ohio River
240:feature ID
172:Population
76:82°50′42″W
73:38°43′50″N
1020:Footnotes
976:Pinkerman
971:Mule Town
966:Mount Joy
936:Haverhill
860:Rosemount
850:McDermott
830:Clarktown
762:Jefferson
729:Townships
410:volunteer
272:Geography
254:townships
228:FIPS code
194:Time zone
164:Elevation
991:Rushtown
981:Pond Run
757:Harrison
696:Villages
381:oil mill
232:39-64206
33:Township
915:Dry Run
855:Minford
767:Madison
578:of the
576:§507.01
572:§505.01
568:§503.24
377:fulling
305:- south
287:- north
243:1086932
102:Country
1006:Slocum
941:Henley
920:Eifort
807:Vernon
802:Valley
787:Rarden
782:Porter
772:Morgan
714:Rarden
574:, and
369:forges
299:- east
129:Scioto
124:County
1001:Sedan
961:McGaw
797:Union
752:Green
737:Bloom
709:Otway
325:(the
222:(EDT)
220:UTC-4
199:UTC-5
180:9,876
112:State
956:Lyra
822:CDPs
792:Rush
777:Nile
747:Clay
666:City
555:2013
499:2008
474:2023
452:2008
341:and
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238:GNIS
135:Area
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