Other communities in the township are Hunter, Blue Ball, and Chautauqua.

[6] 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.

The Board of Elections improperly failed to submit the question to the voters in the township, but the vote in the city was against the merger.

Telephone service is provided through the Franklin, Middletown, Miamisburg, Centerville, and Germantown exchanges, while mail is provided through the Franklin, Carlisle, and Middletown post offices.

Interstate 75 runs through the township, as do State Routes 122, 123 and 73.