Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the seventeen townships

Civil township

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of Franklin County

Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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found 35,787 people in the township, 3,151 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Most of what was once Mifflin Township has since been annexed by the cities of Gahanna

Gahanna, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 32,636 people, 11,990 households, and 8,932 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,632.8 people per square mile . There were 12,390 housing units at an average density of 999.5 per square mile...

in the east and Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

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, the county seat

County seat

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of Franklin County, in the north, west, and south. The several small "islands" that remain are all surrounded by Columbus, except for the largest and most southerly, which borders Gahanna to the east.

Name and history

Statewide, other Mifflin Townships are located in Ashland

Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Mifflin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,083 people in the township, 939 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.

The township was officially established in 1811, being separated from Liberty 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.

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