Another thing - townships were the form of government when there was no central town or settlement. When we moved to Beavercreek Twp. in 1970, it was the largest Twp in Ohio. And had a good system of government. Then we became a city, but the city does the police and Beavercreek Twp, which is the part not in the city but still Twp, handles the fire for the entire area. Linda