Country United States County Clermont Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Population 40,848 (2010) | State Ohio Elevation 807 ft (246 m) Area code(s) 513 Local time Monday 12:13 PM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 98% Humidity Points of interest Miami Meadows Park, Kelley Nature Preserve, Leming House | ||
Miami Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 40,848, up from 36,632 in 2000. The township's students are served mostly by Milford Exempted Village Schools.
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Map of Miami Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Many populated places are located in Miami Township:
Name and history
Other Miami Townships in the state of Ohio are located in Greene, Hamilton, Logan, and Montgomery counties. Miami Township was created in 1801 as O'Bannon Township, after O'Bannon Creek, a tributary of the Little Miami River that runs through the township.
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.
As of late 2015, the board was composed of Karl Schultz, Ken Tracy, and Mary Makley Wolff, and the fiscal officer was Eric C. Ferry.
News service
The Milford-Miami Advertiser serves as the local newspaper for both the city of Milford and Miami Township. The Advertiser is a weekly publication that is delivered every Wednesday.