Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location within Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°38′4″N 84°15′21″W / 39.63444°N 84.25583°W / 39.63444; -84.25583Coordinates: 39°38′4″N 84°15′21″W / 39.63444°N 84.25583°W / 39.63444; -84.25583
Country United States
State Ohio
County Montgomery
Area
 – Total 34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2)
 – Land 34.0 sq mi (88.2 km2)
 – Water 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 919 ft (280 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 45,593
 – Density 1,339.4/sq mi (517.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-49392[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086675[1]

Miami Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 45,593 people in the township, 25,706 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Contents

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

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.[citation needed]

Name and history

Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, and Logan Counties.

Economy

Miami Township is home to the American offices of Lexis-Nexis information systems, a regional office of MetLife insurance and 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.

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,[4] 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 75 and Interstate 675.

Education

Children from Miami Township attend the schools of Kettering, Miamisburg, or West Carrollton.

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio —   Township   Municipalities and townships of Ham …   Wikipedia

  • Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio —   Township   Fields in eastern Miami Township …   Wikipedia

  • Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio —   Township   Municipalities and townships of Cle …   Wikipedia

  • Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio —   Township   Camp Hugh Taylor Birch, a Boy Scout camp, is located in Miami Township …   Wikipedia

  • Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Infobox Settlement official name = Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = Location within Montgomery County image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Infobox Settlement official name = Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = Southern Washington Township, with Centerville in the distance image mapsize = 250px… …   Wikipedia

  • Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Infobox Settlement official name = Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Jefferson Township in Montgomery County… …   Wikipedia

  • German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Infobox Settlement official name = German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = Countryside in German Township image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location within… …   Wikipedia

  • Clay Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Clay Township, Ohio   Township   Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio — Infobox Settlement official name = Harrison Township, Ohio settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”