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Lostcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Lostcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Troy-Urbana Road in Lostcreek Township.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Fields north of Casstown
image_map	Map of Miami County Ohio Highlighting Lostcreek Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Lostcreek Township in Miami County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Miami
unit_pref	Imperial
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1606
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID

Lostcreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,606 people in the township.

Geography

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

Brown Township - north
Jackson Township, Champaign County - east
Pike Township, Clark County - southeast corner
Elizabeth Township - south
Staunton Township - west
Springcreek Township - northwest corner

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. It is the only Lostcreek Township 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, 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

Sarah D. Winans (1841–1915), national president, Woman's Relief Corps

References

"Lostcreek township, Miami County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
Harbaugh, T. C.. (1909). "Centennial history. Troy, Piqua and Miami county, Ohio". Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co..
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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