- Middleton Township, Wood County, Ohio
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Middleton Township, Ohio — Township — Location of Middleton Township in Wood County Coordinates: 41°27′59″N 83°40′4″W / 41.46639°N 83.66778°WCoordinates: 41°27′59″N 83°40′4″W / 41.46639°N 83.66778°W Country United States State Ohio County Wood Area – Total 32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2) – Land 32.2 sq mi (83.3 km2) – Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) Elevation[1] 663 ft (202 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,598 – Density 80.8/sq mi (31.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-49812[2] GNIS feature ID 1087188[1] Middleton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,598 people in the township, 1,960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Perrysburg - north
- Perrysburg Township - northeast
- Webster Township - east
- Center Township - southeast
- Plain Township - south
- Washington Township - southwest
- Waterville Township, Lucas County - northwest
The village of Haskins is located in western Middleton Township, and the unincorporated community of Dunbridge lies in the township's east.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in Columbiana County.
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,[4] 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 on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
The Middleton Township Hall is located in Haskins, at the corner of Liberty Hi Road and Sugar Street.[5]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Wood County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Wood County Township Association - Middleton". Wood County Township Association. http://www.woodcountytownships.com/middleton-home.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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Municipalities and communities of Wood County, Ohio Cities Bowling Green | Fostoria‡ | Northwood | Perrysburg | Rossford
Villages Bairdstown | Bloomdale | Bradner | Custar | Cygnet | Grand Rapids | Haskins | Hoytville | Jerry City | Luckey | Millbury | Milton Center | North Baltimore | Pemberville | Portage | Rising Sun | Tontogany | Walbridge | Wayne | West Millgrove | Weston
Townships Bloom | Center | Freedom | Grand Rapids | Henry | Jackson | Lake | Liberty | Middleton | Milton | Montgomery | Perry | Perrysburg | Plain | Portage | Troy | Washington | Webster | Weston
Unincorporated
communitiesDunbridge | Lemoyne | Moline | New Rochester | Rudolph | Stony Ridge | Sugar Ridge
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Wood County, Ohio
- Toledo metropolitan area
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