| Middleton Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Middleton Township in Wood County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Wood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2) |
| • Land | 32.2 sq mi (83.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,598 |
| • Density | 80.8/sq mi (31.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-49812[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087188[1] |
Middleton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,598 people in the township, 1,960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
The village of Haskins is located in western Middleton Township, and the unincorporated community of Dunbridge lies in the township's east.
Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in Columbiana County.
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.
The Middleton Township Hall is located in Haskins, at the corner of Liberty Hi Road and Sugar Street.[5]
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