Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio

Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio
Township
Methodist church in Newport
Location of Paint Township in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°49′56″N83°31′31″W / 39.83222°N 83.52528°W / 39.83222; -83.52528
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Madison
Area
• Total	36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Land	36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,096 ft (334 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	554
• Density	15.1/sq mi (5.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-59528 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086548 [1]

Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 554 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Union Township - northeast
• Oak Run Township - east
• Range Township - southeast
• Stokes Township - southwest
• Madison Township, Clark County - west
• Harmony Township, Clark County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Paint Township.

Name and history

Paint Township takes its name from Paint Creek. ^[4] It is one of six Paint 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Paint township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Curious Cbus: Why Does Ohio Have So Many Townships Named Paint?". WOSU. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.