Reily Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio, United States. It had a population of 2,624 at the 2010 census, up from 2,568 in 2000. There are no incorporated places in the township, but the communities of Bunker Hill, Newkirk, Scipio, St. Charles, and Woods Station are in the township. It is one full survey township in the Congress Lands and is in area. History It was the eighth in order of creation, erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners (James Blackburn, Matthew Richardson, and James Smith) on December 7, 1807, with these boundaries: Beginning on the western boundary line of the county at the southwest corner of the fourth township in the first range; thence east with the township line to the southeast corner of the section number 32 of the fourth township in the second range; thence north with the sectional line to the north boundary of the said fourth township in the said second range; thence west with the township line to the western boundary line of the county aforesaid; thence south with the same to the place of beginning. The first election of township officers was at Henry Burget's home on January 2, 1808. Historic population figures 1900—1,113 1910—1,166 1920—1,051 1930—1,080 1940—1,157 1950—1,195 1960—1,629 1970—1,626 1980—2,177 1990—2,521 2000—2,568 2010—2,624 Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Oxford Township - north Milford Township - northeast corner Hanover Township - east Ross Township - southeast corner Morgan Township - south Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana - southwest corner Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana - west Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana - northwest corner Name The only Reily Township statewide, it is named for John Reily (1763–1850), the former Clerk of the Northwest Territory and the first Butler County clerk of courts. 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