Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Township

Skydiving airfield located south of Rittman

Location of Milton Township in Wayne County

Coordinates: 40°57′43″N 81°48′28″W﻿ / ﻿40.96194°N 81.80778°W﻿ / 40.96194; -81.80778
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Wayne
Area

• Total

| 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
• Land| 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Water| 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,079 ft (329 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,964
• Density| 82.6/sq mi (31.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-50666[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1087157[1]

Milton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,964 people in the township.

## Geography

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

* Guilford Township, Medina County \- north
* Wadsworth Township, Medina County \- northeast
* Chippewa Township \- east
* Baughman Township \- southeast corner
* Green Township \- south
* Wayne Township \- southwest corner
* Canaan Township \- west
* Westfield Township, Medina County \- northwest corner

Most of the city of Rittman is located in northeastern Milton Township, and the census-designated place of Sterling lies in the northwestern part of the township.

## Name and history

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It is one of five Milton Townships statewide.[4]

## Government

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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,[5] 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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Milton township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* Wayne County township map
* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wooster

Cities|

* Norton‡
* Orrville
* Rittman‡
* Wooster

Map of Ohio highlighting Wayne County

Villages|

* Apple Creek
* Burbank
* Congress
* Creston‡
* Dalton
* Doylestown
* Fredericksburg
* Marshallville
* Mount Eaton
* Shreve
* Smithville
* West Salem

Townships|

* Baughman
* Canaan
* Chester
* Chippewa
* Clinton
* Congress
* East Union
* Franklin
* Green
* Milton
* Paint
* Plain
* Salt Creek
* Sugar Creek
* Wayne
* Wooster

CDPs|

* Kidron
* New Pittsburg
* Sterling

Unincorporated
communities|

* Aukerman
* Blachleyville
* Burton City
* Cedar Valley
* Centerville
* Devil Town
* East Union
* Easton
* Funk
* Golden Corners
* Honeytown
* Jefferson
* Johnsons Corners
* Lattasburg
* Maysville
* Millbrook
* Moreland
* Overton
* Pleasant Home
* Reedsburg
* Springville
* West Lebanon

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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