Mifflin Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Ashland County

Ashland County, Ohio

Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,139. Its county seat is Ashland...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,083 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Milton Township
  Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Milton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,431 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Montgomery Township
  Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,412 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Orange Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Vermillion Township - east
• Green Township
  Green Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,887 people in the township, 1,662 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Monroe Township, Richland County
  Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - south
• Mifflin Township, Richland County
  Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Mifflin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - west
• Weller Township, Richland County
  Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio
  Weller Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Mifflin

Mifflin, Ohio

Mifflin is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 144 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mifflin is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 is located in central Mifflin Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in Franklin

Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 35,787 people in the township, 3,151 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Pike

Mifflin Township, Pike County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Richland

Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, and Wyandot

Mifflin Township, Wyandot County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 705 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Salem Township - north...

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, 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.