Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Miller Township, Knox 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:Knox
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:53.7
Area Land Km2:53.7
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:20.7
Area Land Sq Mi:20.7
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1095
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:335
Elevation Ft:1099
Coordinates:40.2994°N -82.5072°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-50330[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086406

Miller Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,095 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Miller Township.

Name and history

Miller Township was named for James Miller, a pioneer settler who gave elections officials five and one half gallons of whiskey to secure the honor.[4] It is the only Miller Township statewide.[5]

Miller Township was originally built up chiefly by settlers from Vermont and Rhode Island.[6]

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,[7] 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: Miller township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 13 July 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: History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio . A. A. Graham & Company . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 522.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 315.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24