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Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Miami

FIPS code
  
39-24836

Elevation
  
252 m

Local time
  
Thursday 1:41 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086637

Area
  
77.3 km²

Population
  
1,620 (2000)

Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 51% Humidity

Elizabeth Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,620 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Elizabeth Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Lostcreek Township - north
  • Jackson Township, Champaign County - northeast corner
  • Pike Township, Clark County - east
  • Bethel Township - south
  • Staunton Township - west
  • No municipalities are located in Elizabeth Township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, the only other Elizabeth Township is located in Lawrence County.

    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

    Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio Wikipedia