• Source: Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio

      • 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:

      Liberty Township - north
      Clinton Township - northeast corner
      Miller Township - east
      Burlington Township, Licking County - southeast corner
      Bennington Township, Licking County - south
      Hartford Township, Licking County - southwest corner
      Hilliar Township - west
      South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - northwest corner
      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.
      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, 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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