Mill Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Mill Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,290 people in the township, 1,835 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Mill Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township
Location of Mill Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°23′36″N 81°20′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTuscarawas
Area
 • Total25.6 sq mi (66.2 km2)
 • Land25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation860 ft (262 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total10,290
 • Density403.9/sq mi (155.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-50232[2]
GNIS feature ID1087059[1]

Geography

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

Several municipalities are located in Mill Township:

Name and history

It is the only Mill Township statewide.[4]

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. The current trustees are John Edwards, Chett Peters, and Jerry Piccin, and the fiscal officer is J.J. Ong.[5]

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. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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