Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Miami Township is one of the nine townships
of Montgomery County
, Ohio
, United States
. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,735.
Several cities are located in Miami Township:
The township is highly urbanized in its eastern half, nearest to Miamisburg and Kettering. Ohio law prohibits townships from collecting income taxes from residents; thus, the township has seen higher growth than incorporated towns nearby.
, Greene
, Hamilton
, and Logan
Counties.
information systems, a regional office of MetLife insurance, and the world headquarters of Teradata
. It is also home to the area's oldest major shopping area, the Dayton Mall
, and it has Southview Hospital, a member of the Kettering Medical Center Network
, a Seventh-day Adventist
facility.
Property taxes are used to fund police and fire departments.
and Interstate 675
.
, Miamisburg
, or West Carrollton
.
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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,735.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:- MoraineMoraine, OhioMoraine is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,307 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery county. Moraine, as part of the Dayton area, is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just...
- north - KetteringKettering, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 57,502 people, 25,657 households, and 15,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,077.4 people per square mile . There were 26,936 housing units at an average density of 1,441.6 per square mile...
- northeast - Washington TownshipWashington Township, Montgomery County, OhioWashington Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 56,607.Washington Township and Centerville voted November 4, 2008, on whether to create a merger commission.-Geography:...
- east - Clearcreek Township, Warren CountyClearcreek Township, Warren County, OhioClearcreek Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the north central portion of the county. It had a population of 20,974 in 2000, up from 13,344 in 1990; of this total, 8,747 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. It was originally...
- southeast - Franklin Township, Warren CountyFranklin Township, Warren County, OhioFranklin Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is in the northwest corner of the county. It is the most populous township in the county: the 2000 census found 27,294 people there, down from 27,510 in 1990; of this total, 9,947 lived in the unincorporated...
- south - German TownshipGerman Township, Montgomery County, OhioGerman Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,429.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
- west - Jefferson TownshipJefferson Township, Montgomery County, OhioJefferson Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,972.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:*Trotwood - north...
- northwest
Several cities are located in Miami Township:
- Part of CarlisleCarlisle, OhioCarlisle is a village located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio in northwestern Warren and southern Montgomery counties. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 4,915, down from 5,121 in the 2000 census. This population loss caused Carlisle to once again become a village...
, in the southwest - MiamisburgMiamisburg, OhioMiamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in the center - Part of SpringboroSpringboro, OhioSpringboro is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati and Dayton located in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in Warren County's Clearcreek and Franklin Townships and Montgomery County's Miami Township...
, in the southeast - Part of West CarrolltonWest Carrollton, OhioWest Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,143 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, in the north
The township is highly urbanized in its eastern half, nearest to Miamisburg and Kettering. Ohio law prohibits townships from collecting income taxes from residents; thus, the township has seen higher growth than incorporated towns nearby.
Name and history
Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in ClermontMiami Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 36,632 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Greene
Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,106 people in the township, 1,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Hamilton
Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,496 people in the township, 9,093 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and Logan
Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,352 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
Counties.
Economy
Miami Township is home to the American offices of LexisNexisLexisNexis
LexisNexis Group is a company providing computer-assisted legal research services. In 2006 it had the world's largest electronic database for legal and public-records related information...
information systems, a regional office of MetLife insurance, and the world headquarters of Teradata
Teradata
Teradata Corporation is a vendor specializing in data warehousing and analytic applications. Its products are commonly used by companies to manage data warehouses for analytics and business intelligence purposes. Teradata was formerly a division of NCR Corporation, with the spinoff from NCR on...
. It is also home to the area's oldest major shopping area, the Dayton Mall
Dayton Mall
Dayton Mall is a mall in Montgomery County, Ohio. The shopping center is located in Miami Township, between the suburbs of Centerville and Miamisburg. Lying ten miles south of downtown Dayton, the mall has attracted millions of visitors since its grand opening in 1970. The mall is located just...
, and it has Southview Hospital, a member of the Kettering Medical Center Network
Kettering Medical Center
Kettering Medical Center is located in Kettering, Ohio, United States. The Kettering Medical Center is a faith-based not-for-profit regional acute care hospital. It is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The hospital has 522 certified beds and has 1,074 working employees. The...
, a Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
facility.
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.Property taxes are used to fund police and fire departments.
Transportation
It lies at a major access point to both Interstate 75Interstate 75
Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border...
and Interstate 675
Interstate 675 (Ohio)
Interstate 675 is an auxiliary interstate highway in the suburbs of Dayton in the U.S. state of Ohio. Interstate 675 serves as an eastern bypass of Dayton. I-675 measures in length...
.
Education
Children from Miami Township attend the schools of KetteringKettering, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 57,502 people, 25,657 households, and 15,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,077.4 people per square mile . There were 26,936 housing units at an average density of 1,441.6 per square mile...
, Miamisburg
Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, or West Carrollton
West Carrollton, Ohio
West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,143 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.