Milford Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located between Oxford and Middletown. The township had a population of 3,523 at the 2020 census.
Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio | |
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 Township fire department in Darrtown | |
 Location of Milford Township in Butler County | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 84°38′49″W / 39.52722°N 84.64694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2) |
| • Land | 36.8 sq mi (95.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,523[1] |
| • Density | 97/sq mi (37.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-50162[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085815[2] |
| Website | www |
History
editThe seventh township in order of creation, it was erected from St. Clair Township by the Butler County Commissioners on December 2, 1805.[citation needed]
This area was diminished to the present territory when the western half, another full survey township commonly known as the "college township", was separated from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners (James Blackburn, William Robison, and John Wingate) on August 5, 1811, to form Oxford Township.[citation needed]
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Somers Township, Preble County - north
- Gratis Township, Preble County - northeast corner
- Wayne Township - east
- St. Clair Township - southeast corner
- Hanover Township - south
- Reily Township - southwest corner
- Oxford Township - west
- Israel Township, Preble County - northwest corner
Unincorporated places in the township are Darrtown, Collinsville, and Somerville.
Government
editThe 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.
Public services
editThe township is served by the Somerville and Collinsville post offices and is in the Talawanda City School District. Major highways include State Routes 73 (the road between Oxford and Middletown), 177, and 744, and U.S. Route 127 (the road between Hamilton and Eaton). U.S. 127 was dedicated at the 2005 Milford Township Bicentennial as the Gov. Andrew L. Harris Bicentennial Roadway by an invited speaker, James Brodbelt Harris, the governor's relative and the president of the family reunion association, whose family owns an Ohio Century Farm in the township.
References
edit- ^ "Milford township, Butler County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Retrieved 4/30/2009.
- Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
- Jim Blount. The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
- Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
- A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio
- Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.