Milton Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Wayne County

Wayne County, Ohio

Wayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster....

, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 9,254 people in the township, 3,053 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Guilford Township, Medina County
  Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Guilford Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,447 people in the township, 3,181 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Wadsworth Township, Medina County
  Wadsworth Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Wadsworth Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,996 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeast corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - northeast
• Chippewa Township
  Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Chippewa Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,078 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...
  
   - east
• Baughman Township
  Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Baughman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,699 people in the township, 2,873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Green Township
  Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,194 people in the township, 7,078 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,034 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Canaan Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Canaan Township
  Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Canaan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,736 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Westfield Township, Medina County
  Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Westfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,172 people in the township, 2,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Most of the city of Rittman

Rittman, Ohio

Rittman is a city in Medina and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The city is in Wayne County, although a small portion of the city is located in Medina County. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census...

 is located in northeastern Milton Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Sterling

Sterling, Ohio

Sterling is an unincorporated community in northwestern Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44276.-References:...

lies in the northwestern part of the township.

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.

External links

• Wayne County township map
• County website