Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio

Milford Township, Knox County Ohio
Township

Agricultural scene south of Mount Liberty

Location of Milford Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°18′31″N 82°36′57″W / 40.30861°N 82.61583°W / 40.30861; -82.61583Coordinates: 40°18′31″N 82°36′57″W / 40.30861°N 82.61583°W / 40.30861; -82.61583
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]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

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

Milford Township was named after New Milford, Connecticut, by a settler who hailed from there.[4]

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,[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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 513.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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