Milford Township is one of the twelve townships

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 Defiance County

Defiance County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 39,500 people, 15,138 households, and 11,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 96 people per square mile . There were 16,040 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

, 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 1,013 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county along the Indiana

Indiana

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 line, it borders the following townships:

• St. Joseph Township, Williams County
  St. Joseph Township, Williams County, Ohio
  St. Joseph Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,227 people in the township, 1,821 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Center Township, Williams County
  Center Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Center Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,056 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Superior Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Farmer Township
  Farmer Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Farmer Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 932 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Mark Township
  Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Mark Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Farmer Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Hicksville Township
  Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Hicksville Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,003 people in the township, 3,649 of whom lived in the village of Hicksville, and 1,354 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:Located in the...
  
   - south
• Newville Township
  Newville Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Newville Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 538.-Geography:Newville Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Newville* Newville Center...
  
  , DeKalb County, Indiana
  DeKalb County, Indiana
  DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Named for Revolutionary War hero Johann, Baron de Kalb , the county was created by the Indiana legislature in 1835 and organized in 1837. As of 2010, the population was 42,223...
  
   - southwest
• Stafford Township
  Stafford Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Stafford Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 282.-References:* * -External links:* *...
  
  , DeKalb County, Indiana
  DeKalb County, Indiana
  DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Named for Revolutionary War hero Johann, Baron de Kalb , the county was created by the Indiana legislature in 1835 and organized in 1837. As of 2010, the population was 42,223...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Milford Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Milford Townships are located in Butler

Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio

Milford Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County, Ohio, United States, between Oxford and Middletown. The township, which contains the village of Somerville, had a population of 3,254 in 2000, up from 2,651 in 1990. Excluding Somerville, 2,960...

 and Knox

Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio

Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 Counties.

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.

Transportation

Two significant highways in Milford Township are State Route 49

Ohio State Route 49

State Route 49 or SR 49 is a state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It begins at Drexel with US 35 and runs northwesterly to Greenville, and then runs roughly along near the western edge of the state near the Indiana state line to the Michigan state line where it meets with...

, which travels from north to south, and State Route 249

Ohio State Route 249

State Route 249 is an east–west state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 249 is at the Indiana State Line approximately southwest of Edgerton, where State Route 249 continues into the Hoosier State as De Kalb County Road 40...

, which travels from east to west. They meet in the center of the township.