Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Township
Former schoolhouse on the township's northern edge
Location of Madison Township in Scioto County
Coordinates: 38°53′57″N82°51′11″W / 38.89917°N 82.85306°W / 38.89917; -82.85306
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Scioto
Area
• Total	52.0 sq mi (134.6 km2)
• Land	52.0 sq mi (134.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	748 ft (228 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,887
• Density	75/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-46606 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086928 [1]

Madison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 3,887 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Marion Township, Pike County - north
• Scioto Township, Jackson County - northeast
• Hamilton Township, Jackson County - east
• Union Township, Pike County - southeast
• Bloom Township - south
• Harrison Township - west
• Jefferson Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Madison Township, although the unincorporated communities of Minford and Mule Town lie along the border with Harrison Township and in the township's southwest respectively.

Name and history

Named after James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, it is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. ^{[4] [5]}

Madison Township was settled as early as 1797 and was organized in 1810. ^[5]

In 1833, Madison Township had one gristmill propelled by horses, and two tanyards. ^[6]

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, ^[7] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Madison township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  289 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website