Country United States County Ashland FIPS code 39-50050 Elevation 399 m Population 1,126 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085708 Local time Tuesday 6:38 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 44% Humidity Area 35.22 km² (32.12 km² Land / 3.367 km² Water) | ||
Mifflin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,126 people in the township, 989 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Mifflin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Mifflin is located in central Mifflin Township.
Name and history
Mifflin Township was established about 1814.
Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in Franklin, Pike, Richland, and Wyandot 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.