Mill Creek Township is one of the twelve

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of Williams County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 752 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the

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of Alvordton is located in central Mill Creek Township. The township lies within the

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Name and history

Mill Creek Township was organized in 1835, and named after Mill Creek. Statewide, the only other Mill Creek Township is located in Coshocton County, although there is a Millcreek Township in Union County and formerly a Millcreek Township in Hamilton County.

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
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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

County website
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