Madison Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Madison Township, Fairfield County, Ohio | |
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 One of the township's preserved covered bridges | |
 Location of Madison Township in Fairfield County | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′0″N 82°40′3″W / 39.61667°N 82.66750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.5 sq mi (76.5 km2) |
| • Land | 29.5 sq mi (76.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,770 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-46382[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086080[1] |
Madison Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,770.
Geography
[edit]Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Hocking Township - north
- Berne Township - northeast
- Good Hope Township, Hocking County - southeast
- Perry Township, Hocking County - south
- Clearcreek Township - west
- Amanda Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Madison Township.
Name and history
[edit]It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4]
Government
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Madison township, Fairfield County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 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.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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