Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: A small part of the city of Marysville, the county seat of Union County, is located in western Millcreek Township.

Millcreek Township was organized in the early 1820s, and named after Mill Creek.

[4] It is the only Millcreek Township remaining statewide, after the abolition of the one in Hamilton County, although there are Mill Creek Townships in Coshocton and Williams counties.

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.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] 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.