Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Mifflin Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Mifflin Township in Ashland County.
Coordinates: 40°46′28″N 82°22′0″W / 40.77444°N 82.366667°W / 40.77444; -82.366667Coordinates: 40°46′28″N 82°22′0″W / 40.77444°N 82.366667°W / 40.77444; -82.366667
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashland
Area
 – Total 13.6 sq mi (35.3 km2)
 – Land 12.4 sq mi (32.2 km2)
 – Water 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,309 ft (399 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 1,083
 – Density 87.2/sq mi (33.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-50050[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085708[1]
Mifflin Township has many farms and small wooded areas.

Mifflin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,083 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

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

The village of Mifflin is located in central Mifflin Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in Franklin, Pike, 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,[4] 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.

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