Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Guernsey
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:64.6
Area Land Km2:64.5
Area Water Km2:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:969
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:250
Elevation Ft:820
Coordinates:40.1069°N -81.3953°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-46424[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086185

Madison Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 969.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Madison Township.

Antrim is an unincorporated hamlet in the township at the junction of US 22 and SR 513 and was the site of several former schools.[4]

Name and history

Madison Township was organized in 1810.[5] It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[6]

A school named Madison College operated from 1835 through 1859.[7] [8]

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,[9] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madison township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 7 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Guernsey County Schools. Old Ohio Schools.
  5. Book: Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty. History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. 1911. B.F. Bowen & Company. 322.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  7. Web site: Madison College. Mathematical Association of America.
  8. Book: Compiled by the Writer's Program of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Ohio. Federal Writers' Project. Ohio: The Ohio Guide. 1940. Federal Writers' Project. 9781623760342.
  9. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24