Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio

Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Fields and houses in Milan Township
Location of Milan Township in Erie County
Coordinates: 41°18′46″N 82°35′51″W / 41.31278°N 82.5975°W / 41.31278; -82.5975Coordinates: 41°18′46″N 82°35′51″W / 41.31278°N 82.5975°W / 41.31278; -82.5975
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Erie
Area
– Total	25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
– Land	25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	581 ft (177 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,686
– Density	142.5/sq mi (55.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44846
Area code(s)	419
FIPS code	39-50148[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086067[1]

Milan Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 3,686 people in the township, 2,661 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Huron Township - north
• Berlin Township - east
• Townsend Township, Huron County - southeast corner
• Norwalk Township, Huron County - south
• Ridgefield Township, Huron County - southwest corner
• Oxford Township - west
• Perkins Township - northwest corner

The village of Milan is located in southern Milan Township, and the unincorporated community of Avery lies in the township's west.

Name and history

It is the only Milan Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website