Lostcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio

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Lostcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio
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Lostcreek Township is one of the twelve

2020 census
found 1,606 people in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Casstown is located in southwestern Lostcreek Township.

Name and history

Lostcreek Township was established in 1818, and named after

Lost Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River.[2] It is the only Lostcreek Township statewide.[3]

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.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Lostcreek township, Miami County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Harbaugh, T. C. (1909). Centennial history. Troy, Piqua and Miami county, Ohio. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. p. 107.
  3. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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