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Middlebury Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,278 people in the township.[3]
Middlebury Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Methodist church at Waterford | |
 Location of Middlebury Township in Knox County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 82°35′12″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2) |
| • Land | 20.5 sq mi (53.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,278 |
| • Density | 61.1/sq mi (23.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-49658[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086404[1] |
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Perry Township, Richland County - north
- Jefferson Township, Richland County - northeast
- Berlin Township - east
- Morris Township - southeast corner
- Wayne Township - south
- Chester Township, Morrow County - southwest corner
- Franklin Township, Morrow County - west
- Perry Township, Morrow County - northwest
A small part of the village of Fredericktown is located in southeastern Middlebury Township.
Name and history
Middlebury Township was established in 1823.[4] It was originally settled chiefly by Quakers from Frederick County, Maryland.[5]
It is the only Middlebury Township statewide.[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.
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- Norton, Anthony Banning (1862). A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. pp. 304.
- Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 504.
- "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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County seat: Mount Vernon | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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