Elizabeth Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Miami County

Miami County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,620 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Lost Creek Township
  Lost Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Lost Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,633 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Jackson Township, Champaign County
  Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 1,763 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Pike Township, Clark County
  Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,891 people in the township, 3,521 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Bethel Township
  Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Bethel Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,927 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Staunton Township
  Staunton Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Staunton Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,992 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Elizabeth Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Elizabeth Township is located in Lawrence County

Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Elizabeth Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,914 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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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.