Mifflin Township, Pike County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.[3]

Mifflin Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Intersection at Latham
Location of Mifflin Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°5′15″N 83°17′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPike
Area
 • Total46.1 sq mi (119.5 km2)
 • Land46.1 sq mi (119.3 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,194
 • Density25.9/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-50078[2]
GNIS feature ID1086812[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Mifflin Township, although the unincorporated community of Latham lies in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in Ashland, Franklin, 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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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