Milton Township is one of the nineteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of
Wood County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 929 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Weston Township - north
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Plain Township - northeast corner
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Liberty Township - east
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Henry Township - southeast corner
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Jackson Township - south
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Bartlow Township, Henry County - southwest corner
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Richfield Township, Henry County - west
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Damascus Township, Henry County - northwest corner
Three villages are located in the township:
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Custar, in the west center.
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Milton Center, in the north center.
*Part of
Weston
Weston may refer to:
Places Australia
* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
* W ...
, in the north.
Name and history
Milton Township was established in 1835. It is one of five
Milton Townships statewide.
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
County website
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Townships in Wood County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio