Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio

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Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
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Farmland along U.S. Route 33
Map of Union County Ohio Highlighting Millcreek Township.png
Location of Millcreek Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°13′18″N83°15′1″W / 40.22167°N 83.25028°W / 40.22167; -83.25028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Union
Area
 • Total21.6 sq mi (55.9 km2)
 • Land21.5 sq mi (55.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,332
 • Density62.0/sq mi (23.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-50288 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087081 [1]

Millcreek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,332 people in the township.

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Geography

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

A small part of the city of Marysville, the county seat of Union County, is located in western Millcreek Township.

Name and history

Millcreek Township was organized in the early 1820s, and named after Mill Creek. [4] It is the only Millcreek Township remaining statewide, after the abolition of the one in Hamilton County, although there are Mill Creek Townships in Coshocton and Williams 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, [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Millcreek township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 328.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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