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Middleton Township, Wood County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°27′59″N 83°40′4″W / 41.46639°N 83.66778°W / 41.46639; -83.66778CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyWoodArea

• Total32.5 sq mi (84.1 km²) • Land32.2 sq mi (83.3 km²) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

663 ft (202 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total5,611 • Density174.3/sq mi (67.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-49812^[3]GNIS feature ID1087188^[1]

Middleton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,611 people in the township.

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

Middleton Township was established in 1832.^[4] 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,^[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.

The Middleton Township Building is located on Ohio State Route 25 (Dixie Highway), north of State Route 582.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Middleton township, Wood County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Cities, Townships, & Villages". Wood County Government. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
^ "Wood County Township Association - Middleton". Wood County Township Association. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.