- Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio
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Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.
Coordinates: 40°1′34″N 82°53′34″W / 40.02611°N 82.89278°WCoordinates: 40°1′34″N 82°53′34″W / 40.02611°N 82.89278°W Country United States State Ohio County Franklin Area – Total 14.9 sq mi (38.5 km2) – Land 14.9 sq mi (38.5 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 820 ft (250 m) Population (2000) – Total 35,787 – Density 2,409.8/sq mi (930.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-50064[2] GNIS feature ID 1086108[1] Mifflin Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 35,787 people in the township, 3,151 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Most of what was once Mifflin Township has since been annexed by the cities of Gahanna in the east and Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County, in the north, west, and south. The several small "islands" that remain are all surrounded by Columbus, except for the largest and most southerly, which borders Gahanna to the east.
Name and history
Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in Ashland, Pike, Richland, and Wyandot Counties.
The township was officially established in 1811, being separated from Liberty Township.[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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Mifflin Township History, Mifflin Township, 2004. Accessed 2007-05-28.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Ohio Cities Bexley | Canal Winchester‡ | Columbus‡ | Dublin‡ | Gahanna | Grandview Heights | Grove City | Groveport | Hilliard | New Albany‡ | Pickerington‡ | Reynoldsburg‡ | Upper Arlington | Westerville‡ | Whitehall | Worthington
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Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Franklin County, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area
- 1811 establishments in the United States
- Populated places established in 1811
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