- Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Elizabeth Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Miamigovernment_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 77.3
area_land_km2 = 77.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 29.9
area_land_sq_mi = 29.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1620
population_density_km2 = 20.9
population_density_sq_mi = 54.3timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 252
elevation_ft = 827
latd = 40 |latm = 0 |lats = 3 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 5 |longs = 48 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_info = 39-24836GR|2
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footnotes =Elizabeth Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County,
Ohio ,United States . The 2000 census found 1,620 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39109 Miami County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates]Ohio State University , 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Lost Creek Township - north
*Jackson Township, Champaign County - northeast corner
*Pike Township, Clark County - east
*Bethel Township - south
*Staunton Township - westNo municipalities are located in Elizabeth Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Elizabeth Township is located in Lawrence 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
External links
* [http://www.co.miami.oh.us County website]
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