Symmes Township is a township of Hamilton County, Ohio. As of 2002, the total population is 14,771. The township was named by John Cleves Symmes, who originally owned most of the county as a result of his land purchase, known as the Symmes Purchase.
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
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