Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio

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Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio
Township
Somerford Township Hall.jpg
Township hall at Summerford
Map of Madison County Ohio Highlighting Somerford Township.png
Location of Somerford Township in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°57′59″N83°29′34″W / 39.96639°N 83.49278°W / 39.96639; -83.49278
Country United States
State Ohio
County Madison
Area
 • Total29.8 sq mi (77.3 km2)
 • Land29.4 sq mi (76.1 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,053
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-72960 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086552 [1]

Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,035 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Somerford Township, although the census-designated place of Choctaw Lake and the unincorporated community of Summerford lie in the township's south.

Name and history

It is the only Somerford Township statewide. [4]

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, [5] 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. ↑ "Somerford township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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