Mifflin Township, Pike County, Ohio
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 1210
|population_density_km2 = 10.1
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Mifflin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,210 people in the township. The township seat is Byington.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Benton Township - northeast
- Sunfish Township - southeast
- Franklin Township, Adams County - south
- Bratton Township, Adams County - southwest corner
- Brushcreek Township, Highland County - west
- Perry Township - northwest
No incorporated municipalities are located in Mifflin Township; the unincorporated village of Latham lies in the eastern part of the township.
Name and history
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,[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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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External links
- [http://www.piketravel.com Pike County visitors bureau website]
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