Milton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,964 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Guilford Township, Medina County - north Wadsworth Township, Medina County - northeast Chippewa Township - east Baughman Township - southeast corner Green Township - south Wayne Township - southwest corner Canaan Township - west Westfield Township, Medina County - northwest corner
Most of the city of Rittman is located in northeastern Milton Township, and the census-designated place of Sterling lies in the northwestern part of the township.
Name and history 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References
External links Wayne County township map County website