Miami 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 Greene County

Greene County, Ohio

Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 5,106 people in the township, 1,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Green Township, Clark County
  Green Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,736 people in the township, 2,687 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Cedarville Township
  Cedarville Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Cedarville Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,092 people in the township, 1,264 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Xenia Township
  Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Xenia Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,117 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Miami Township - north...
  
   - southwest
• Bath Township
  Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Bath Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 40,231 people in the township, 8,877 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Mad River Township, Clark County
  Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Mad River Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,828 people in the township, 9,190 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

Two incorporated villages are located in Miami Township: part of Clifton

Clifton, Ohio

Clifton is a village in Clark and Greene Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and is home to the Clifton Mill, one of the largest water powered grist mills still in existence...

 in the northeast, and Yellow Springs

Yellow Springs, Ohio

Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the location of Antioch College and Antioch University Midwest. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census...

 in the center.

Name and history

Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in Clermont

Miami 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:...

, 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:...

, 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:...

, and Montgomery

Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

Miami Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. 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:*Moraine - north...

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.