Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Milton Township (red) adjacent to the city of Ashland (yellow) in Ashland County.
Coordinates: 40°51′5″N 82°22′31″W / 40.85139°N 82.37528°W / 40.85139; -82.37528Coordinates: 40°51′5″N 82°22′31″W / 40.85139°N 82.37528°W / 40.85139; -82.37528
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
– Total	22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
– Land	22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,260 ft (384 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,431
– Density	106.9/sq mi (41.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-50610[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085709[1]

Milton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,431 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Clear Creek Township - north
• Orange Township - northeast corner
• Montgomery Township - east
• Vermillion Township - southeast corner
• Mifflin Township - south
• Mifflin Township, Richland County - southwest corner
• Weller Township, Richland County - west
• Butler Township, Richland County - northwest corner

Part of the city of Ashland, the county seat of Ashland County, is located in eastern Milton Township.

Name and history

It is one of five Milton Townships 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. ^ Ashland 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