Madison Township, Highland County, Ohio Contents Geography Name and history Government References External links Navigation menu39°20′56″N 83°23′52″W / 39.34889°N 83.39778°W / 39.34889; -83.3977839°20′56″N 83°23′52″W / 39.34889°N 83.39778°W / 39.34889; -83.39778"US Board on Geographic Names""American FactFinder""Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Madison township, Highland County, Ohio""Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Remainder of Madison township, Madison township, Highland County, Ohio""Detailed map of Ohio"§503.24§505.01§507.01County websitee
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Madison Township, Highland County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Rattlesnake Creek on the township's southwestern border | |
Location of Madison Township in Highland County | |
Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 83°23′52″W / 39.34889°N 83.39778°W / 39.34889; -83.39778Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 83°23′52″W / 39.34889°N 83.39778°W / 39.34889; -83.39778 | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Highland |
Area | |
• Total | 34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2) |
• Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Elevation [1] | 919 ft (280 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,725 |
• Density | 196/sq mi (75.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-46452[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086307[1] |
Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,725,[3] of whom 2,086 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 References
5 External links
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Perry Township, Fayette County - north
Wayne Township, Fayette County - northeast corner
Buckskin Township, Ross County - east
Paint Township, Ross County - southeast
Paint Township - south
Fairfield Township - west
Green Township, Fayette County - northwest corner
Most of the village of Greenfield is located in northeastern Madison Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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
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^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Madison township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Remainder of Madison township, Madison township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
- County website
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