Mifflin Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Pike County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,210 people in the township. The township seat is
Byington.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Benton Township - northeast
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Sunfish Township - southeast
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Franklin Township, Adams County - south
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Bratton Township, Adams County - southwest corner
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Brushcreek Township, Highland County - west
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Perry Township - northwest
No incorporated municipalities are located in Mifflin Township; the
unincorporated village
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of
Latham lies in the eastern part of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in
Ashland,
Franklin,
Richland, and
Wyandot 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
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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
Pike County visitors bureau website
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Townships in Pike County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio