Middleton Township, Wood County, Ohio

Middleton Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Middleton Township in Wood County
Coordinates: 41°27′59″N 83°40′4″W / 41.46639°N 83.66778°W / 41.46639; -83.66778Coordinates: 41°27′59″N 83°40′4″W / 41.46639°N 83.66778°W / 41.46639; -83.66778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Area
– Total	32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2)
– Land	32.2 sq mi (83.3 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation[1]	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,598
– Density	80.8/sq mi (31.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-49812[2]
GNIS feature ID	1087188[1]

Middleton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,598 people in the township, 1,960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Perrysburg - north
• Perrysburg Township - northeast
• Webster Township - east
• Center Township - southeast
• Plain Township - south
• Washington Township - southwest
• Waterville Township, Lucas County - northwest

The village of Haskins is located in western Middleton Township, and the unincorporated community of Dunbridge lies in the township's east.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in Columbiana 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,^[4] 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.

The Middleton Township Hall is located in Haskins, at the corner of Liberty Hi Road and Sugar Street.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Wood County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
5. ^ "Wood County Township Association - Middleton". Wood County Township Association. http://www.woodcountytownships.com/middleton-home.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 

External links

• County website