Mississinawa Township

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Mississinawa Township
Mississinawa Township (Ohio)
Mississinawa Township
Mississinawa Township
Location in Ohio
Basic data
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Darke County
Coordinates : 40 ° 19 ′  N , 84 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 19 ′  N , 84 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 779 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 10.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 76.0 km 2  (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of
which 76.0 km 2  (approx. 29 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 323 m
Area code : +1 937
FIPS : 39-50960
GNIS ID : 1086018
Map of Darke County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Townships of Darke County

Mississinawa township is one of 20 townships of Darke County in the US state of Ohio . According to the census in 2000 , 779 inhabitants were registered here.

geography

Mississinawa Township is located in the far northwest of Darke County in west Ohio, borders Indiana to the west and the townships in a clockwise direction: Gibson Township in Mercer County , Allen Township , Jackson Township , Jackson Township in Randolph County, Indiana, and Madison Township in Jay County, Indiana.

administration

The township is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of three elected members. Two people are elected in the year after the presidential election and one in the year before. The term of office usually lasts four years and begins on January 1st. There is also a township clerk (responsible for finances and budget), which is also elected for a four-year term in the year before the presidential election. His term of office begins on April 1st.

Typical Mississinawa Township landscape along State Route 49

Individual evidence

  1. Population figures at Factfinder.census.gov ( Memento from February 12, 2020 in the web archive archive.today )

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