Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
| Madison Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Municipalities and townships of Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°41′9″W / 40.68833°N 80.68583°WCoordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°41′9″W / 40.68833°N 80.68583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,165 ft (355 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,196 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (34.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-46368[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085898[1] |
Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,196.[3]
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Elkrun Township - north
- Middleton Township - northeast corner
- St. Clair Township - east
- Liverpool Township - southeast
- Yellow Creek Township - south
- Washington Township - southwest
- Wayne Township - west
- Center Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Madison Township, although the unincorporated community of West Point lies in the township's north.
Name and history
It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4] The township was organized in 1809.[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Madison township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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