Middleton Township is one of the nineteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Wood County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 4,454 people in the township, 3,266 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Perrysburg - north
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Perrysburg Township - northeast
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Webster Township - east
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Center Township - southeast
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Plain Township - south
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Washington Township - southwest
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Waterville Township, Lucas County - northwest
The village of
Haskins is located in western Middleton Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Dunbridge
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lies in the township's east.
Name and history
Middleton Township was established in 1832. Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in
Columbiana County
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.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed 2009-04-30. 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 Building is located on Ohio State Route 25 (Dixie Highway), north of State Route 582.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Wood County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio