Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 39°39′32″N 83°18′3″W / 39.65889°N 83.30083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Fayette |
Area | |
• Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
• Land | 35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,102 |
• Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-46396[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086090[1] |
Madison Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,102.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pleasant Township, Madison County - north
- Monroe Township, Pickaway County - east
- Perry Township, Pickaway County - southeast
- Marion Township - south
- Paint Township - west
- Range Township, Madison County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Madison Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4]
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,[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. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Madison township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.