Madison Township, Williams County, Ohio

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Madison Township, Williams County, Ohio
Township
Kunkle Log House.jpg
The Kunkle Log House, a historic site in the township
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Location of Madison Township in Williams County
Coordinates: 41°40′3″N84°32′15″W / 41.66750°N 84.53750°W / 41.66750; -84.53750
Country United States
State Ohio
County Williams
Area
 • Total30.3 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Land30.2 sq mi (78.2 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total895
 • Density29.6/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-46634 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087171 [1]

Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 895 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along the Michigan state line, it borders the following townships:

The village of Pioneer is located in northwestern Madison Township, and the unincorporated community of Kunkle is located in its southwest. The township lies within the Toledo Strip, a contested ribbon of land over which Ohio and Michigan came to blows in an 1835–36 confrontation known as the Toledo War. [4]

Name and history

Madison Township was organized in 1843, [5] and named for James Madison, 4th President of the United States. [6] It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. [7]

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, [8] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Madison township, Williams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Maynard, Kevin (June 9, 2020). "Williams County was created 200 years ago". The Bryan Times . Bryan, Ohio. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bowersox, Charles A. (1920). A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  386.
  6. ↑ "Pioneers favor presidents' names". The Bryan Times. September 29, 1982. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  8. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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