Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio
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Newton 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 Miami County
Miami County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families residing in the county. The population density was 243 people per square mile . There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of 100 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, 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 3,354 people in the township, 2,220 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Newberry Township
    Newberry Township, Miami County, Ohio
    Newberry Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,490 people in the township, 2,897 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Miami County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,803 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Concord Township
    Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio
    Concord Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 27,335 people in the township, 5,336 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Miami County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,222 people in the township, 4,673 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Monroe Township, Darke County
    Monroe Township, Darke County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,674 people in the township, 1,282 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Franklin Township, Darke County
    Franklin Township, Darke County, Ohio
    Franklin Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,206 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Adams Township - north...

     - west
  • Adams Township, Darke County
    Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio
    Adams Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,508 people in the township, 2,125 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


The village of Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill, Ohio
Pleasant Hill is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pleasant Hill is located at ....

is located in central Newton 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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