Milford Township, Knox County Ohio
Township
Agricultural scene south of Mount Liberty
Agricultural scene south of Mount Liberty
Location of Milford Township in Knox County.
Location of Milford Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°18′31″N 82°36′57″W / 40.30861°N 82.61583°W / 40.30861; -82.61583
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2)
 • Land25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,211 ft (369 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,866
 • Density73/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-50204[3]
GNIS feature ID1086405[1]

Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,866 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Milford Township, although the unincorporated community of Mt. Liberty lies on the northwestern border with Liberty Township.

Name and history

Milford Township was named after New Milford, Connecticut, by a settler who hailed from there.[4]

Statewide, other Milford Townships are located in Butler and Defiance 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,[5] 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Milford township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 513.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States
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