Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio
Township
Camp Hugh Taylor Birch, a Boy Scout camp, is located in Miami Township
Location of Miami Township in Greene County
Coordinates: 39°47′58″N 83°52′30″W / 39.79944°N 83.87500°W / 39.79944; -83.87500
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Greene
Area
• Total	27.6 sq mi (71.5 km2)
• Land	27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,933
• Density	180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-49336[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086169[1]
Website	www.miamitownship.net

Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, 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:

• Green Township, Clark County - northeast
• Cedarville Township - southeast
• Xenia Township - southwest
• Bath Township - west
• 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.^[4][5] It takes its name from the Little Miami River.^[6]

Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in Clermont, Hamilton, 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,^[7] 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.