Mill Creek Township, Williams County, Ohio
Mill Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 935 people in the township, 630 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Mill Creek Township, Williams County, Ohio | |
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Township hall in Alvordton | |
Location of Mill Creek Township in Williams County | |
Coordinates: 41°39′50″N 84°26′4″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Williams |
Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
• Land | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 935 |
• Density | 38.6/sq mi (14.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-50302[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1087172[1] |
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Michigan line, it borders the following townships:
- Wright Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan - north
- Gorham Township, Fulton County - east
- Franklin Township, Fulton County - southeast
- Brady Township - south
- Jefferson Township - southwest
- Madison Township - west
- Amboy Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan - northwest
The census-designated place of Alvordton is located in central Mill Creek Township.
Name and history
Mill Creek Township was organized in 1835, and named after Mill Creek.[4] Statewide, the only other Mill Creek Township is located in Coshocton County, although there is a Millcreek Township in Union County.
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,[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
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Williams County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- Bowersox, Charles A. (1920). A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 389.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.