Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
The Anderson Schoolhouse, built 1900
The Anderson Schoolhouse, built 1900
Location of Milton Township (red) adjacent to the city of Ashland (yellow) in Ashland County
Location of Milton Township (red) adjacent to the city of Ashland (yellow) in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°51′5″N 82°22′31″W / 40.85139°N 82.37528°W / 40.85139; -82.37528
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAshland
Area
 • Total22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
 • Land22.7 sq mi (58.7 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,260 ft (384 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,357
 • Density105/sq mi (40.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-50610[2]
GNIS feature ID1085709[1]

Milton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,357 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

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

Part of the city of Ashland, the county seat of Ashland County, is located in eastern Milton Township.

Name and history

Milton Township was organized in 1816 and originally included two geographic townships.[4]

Milton Township was reduced to six miles square when Clear Creek Township was organized from the north half of Milton Township on 15 October 1818.[5] Upon the formation of Ashland County in 1846, Milton Township was again divided, four columns of sections on the east being included in Ashland County, the other two columns remaining in Richland. The last division reduced the township to its present dimensions—four by six miles.

It is one of five Milton Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Milton township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 138.
  5. ↑ History of Clear Creek Township. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO by Norman Newton Hill. Published by A.A. Graham & Co., 1880. pp. 651-653. Accessed 10 Mar 2023.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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