Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio


Milton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,383.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Ashland, the county seat of Ashland County, is located in eastern Milton Township.

Name and history

Milton Township was organized in 1816.
It is one of five Milton Townships statewide.

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.