Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio

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Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Township
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Madison Township contains wide farmlands interspersed with small woods.
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Location of Madison Township in Hancock County
Coordinates: 40°52′47″N83°38′57″W / 40.87972°N 83.64917°W / 40.87972; -83.64917 Coordinates: 40°52′47″N83°38′57″W / 40.87972°N 83.64917°W / 40.87972; -83.64917
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hancock
Area
 • Total22.94 sq mi (59.42 km2)
 • Land22.92 sq mi (59.36 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total844
 • Density37/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-46438 [2]
GNIS feature ID1086248 [1]

Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 844, [3] down from 2,156 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Arlington is located in northern Madison Township, and the unincorporated community of Williamstown lies in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. [4]

Madison Township was organized in 1840. It was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States. [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Madison township, Hancock County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. pp.  439.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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