Miami Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the township population was 4,933.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Green Township, Clark County - northeast
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Cedarville Township - southeast
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Xenia Township - southwest
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Bath Township - west
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Mad River Township, Clark County - northwest
Two villages are located in Miami Township: part of
Clifton in the northeast, and
Yellow Springs in the center.
Name and history
Miami Township was established in 1808 from land given by Bath and Xenia townships. It takes its name from the
Little Miami River.
Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in
Clermont,
Hamilton
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,
Logan, and
Montgomery 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
Miami Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Greene County, Ohio
1808 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio