Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
| Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio |
|
|---|---|
| Township | |
| The Fridley-Oman Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
The Fridley-Oman Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
|
|
| Location of Madison Township in Pickaway County Location of Madison Township in Pickaway County |
|
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Pickaway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,461 |
| • Density | 59.8/sq mi (23.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-46564[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086797[1] |
Madison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Madison Township, Franklin County - north
- Bloom Township, Fairfield County - east
- Amanda Township, Fairfield County - southeast corner
- Walnut Township - south
- Harrison Township - west
- Hamilton Township, Franklin County - northwest corner
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pickaway County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
|
Municipalities and communities of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States
|
||
|---|---|---|
| City |
 |
|
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities |
||
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes |
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
|
|
