Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio
| Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
|
Fields and houses in Milan Township | |
 Location of Milan Township in Erie County | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′46″N 82°35′51″W / 41.31278°N 82.59750°WCoordinates: 41°18′46″N 82°35′51″W / 41.31278°N 82.59750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,686 |
| • Density | 142.5/sq mi (55.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44846 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-50148[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086067[1] |
Milan Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area, which is also the county seat of Erie County. The 2000 census found 3,686 people in the township, 2,661 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Communities
- Avery is an unincorporated community located at 41°19′40″N 82°37′15″W / 41.32778°N 82.62083°W in the northwest portion of the township. The former name of Avery was Spears Corners.
- Milan is a village located at 41°17′36″N 82°36′5″W / 41.29333°N 82.60139°W in the southern portion of the township. Milan is also partly located within the northern portion of Norwalk Township in Huron County.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Huron Township - north
- Berlin Township - east
- Townsend Township, Huron County - southeast corner
- Norwalk Township, Huron County - south
- Ridgefield Township, Huron County - southwest corner
- Oxford Township - west
- Perkins Township - northwest corner
Name and history
In 1787, the village of 'Petquotting'/'New Salem' was established by the Moravian Indians (about 3 miles north of present Milan Village); they abandoned this village by 1791, but returned in 1804, until about 1808, to a new location within the now village of Milan.
Milan Township was originally established about 1809 as "Avery Township" centered on the village of Avery, Ohio. It was shortly later combined with Huron Township for civil and judicial district purposes; and it became Milan Township by 1821.[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
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Fire Lands Pioneer series; 1858-1913, FIrelands Historical Society
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
