Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio
Milford Township, Knox County Ohio | |
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 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 | |
| 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 | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,866 |
| • Density | 73/sq mi (28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-50204[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086405[1] |
Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,866 people in the township.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Milford township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 513.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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[edit]Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |