Country United States County Knox FIPS code 39-49658 Elevation 344 m Local time Tuesday 11:57 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086404 Population 1,138 (2000) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 78% Humidity Area 54.13 km² (53.09 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Middlebury Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,138 people in the township.
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Map of Middlebury Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
A small part of the village of Fredericktown is located in southeastern Middlebury Township.
Name and history
Middlebury Township was established in 1823. It was originally settled chiefly by Quakers from Frederick County, Maryland.
It is the only Middlebury Township statewide.
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.