- Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio
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Milford Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Knox County. Coordinates: 40°18′31″N 82°36′57″W / 40.30861°N 82.61583°WCoordinates: 40°18′31″N 82°36′57″W / 40.30861°N 82.61583°W Country United States State Ohio County Knox Area – Total 25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2) – Land 25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation[1] 1,211 ft (369 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,422 – Density 55.4/sq mi (21.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-50204[2] GNIS feature ID 1086405[1] Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Liberty Township - north
- Clinton Township - northeast corner
- Miller Township - east
- Burlington Township, Licking County - southeast corner
- Bennington Township, Licking County - south
- Hartford Township, Licking County - southwest corner
- Hilliar Township - west
- South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Milford Township, although the unincorporated community of Mt. Liberty lies on the northwestern border with Liberty Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Milford Townships are located in Butler and Defiance 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.
- ^ Knox 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 Knox County, Ohio City Villages Centerburg | Danville | Fredericktown | Gambier | Gann | Martinsburg | Utica‡
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Knox County, Ohio
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