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.

Fox on September 29, 1994, secured special legislation that allowed the township to incorporate as a city under the name Indian Springs.

[citation needed] The Miami and Erie Canal once ran through the township between Cincinnati and Hamilton.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, now part of CSX Transportation, has its mainline through the township.

U.S. Route 127, leading south to Cincinnati, passes through Hamilton west of the township.