Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Union
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:55.9
Area Land Km2:55.8
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:21.6
Area Land Sq Mi:21.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1332
Population Density Km2:23.9
Population Density Sq Mi:62.0
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:297
Elevation Ft:974
Coordinates:40.2217°N -83.2503°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-50288[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087081

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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Millcreek township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 4 September 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: Durant, Pliny A.. The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... . 1883. Beers, W. H., & co.. Chicago. 328.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24