- Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio
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Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio — Township — Camp Hugh Taylor Birch, a Boy Scout camp, is located in Miami Township Municipalities and townships of Greene County. Coordinates: 39°47′58″N 83°52′30″W / 39.79944°N 83.875°WCoordinates: 39°47′58″N 83°52′30″W / 39.79944°N 83.875°W Country United States State Ohio County Greene Area – Total 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2) – Land 27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) Elevation[1] 1,017 ft (310 m) Population (2000) – Total 5,106 – Density 185.2/sq mi (71.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-49336[2] GNIS feature ID 1086169[1] Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,106 people in the township, 1,215 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:
- Green Township, Clark County - northeast
- Cedarville Township - southeast
- Xenia Township - southwest
- Bath Township - west
- Mad River Township, Clark County - northwest
Two incorporated villages are located in Miami Township: part of Clifton in the northeast, and Yellow Springs in the center.
Name and history
Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in Clermont, Hamilton, Logan, and Montgomery Counties.
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.
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.
- ^ Greene 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 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Ohio Cities Beavercreek | Bellbrook | Centerville‡ | Fairborn | Huber Heights‡ | Kettering‡ | Xenia
Villages Bowersville | Cedarville | Clifton‡ | Jamestown | Spring Valley | Yellow Springs
Townships Bath | Beavercreek | Caesarscreek | Cedarville | Jefferson | Miami | New Jasper | Ross | Silvercreek | Spring Valley | Sugarcreek | Xenia
CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesByron | Goes Station
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Greene County, Ohio
- Greater Dayton
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