- Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio
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Newton Township, Ohio — Township — Coordinates: 40°3′10″N 84°21′35″W / 40.05278°N 84.35972°WCoordinates: 40°3′10″N 84°21′35″W / 40.05278°N 84.35972°W Country United States State Ohio County Miami Area – Total 42.0 sq mi (108.8 km2) – Land 41.7 sq mi (108.0 km2) – Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) Elevation[1] 945 ft (288 m) Population (2000) – Total 3,354 – Density 80.4/sq mi (31.1/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-55594[2] GNIS feature ID 1086641[1] Newton Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,354 people in the township, 2,220 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Newberry Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast
- Concord Township - east
- Union Township - south
- Monroe Township, Darke County - southwest corner
- Franklin Township, Darke County - west
- Adams Township, Darke County - northwest corner
The village of Pleasant Hill is located in central Newton Township.
Name and history
It is one of five Newton Townships statewide.[4]
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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Miami County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Bradford‡ | Casstown | Covington | Fletcher | Laura | Ludlow Falls | Pleasant Hill | Potsdam | West Milton
Townships Bethel | Brown | Concord | Elizabeth | Lost Creek | Monroe | Newberry | Newton | Spring Creek | Staunton | Union | Washington
Unincorporated
communitiesBrandt | Conover | Phoneton | West Charleston
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Miami County, Ohio
- Greater Dayton
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