Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Madison Township, Scioto 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:Scioto
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:134.6
Area Land Km2:134.6
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:52.0
Area Land Sq Mi:52.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3887
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:228
Elevation Ft:748
Coordinates:38.8992°N -82.8531°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-46606[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086928

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:

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.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madison township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 18 August 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: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. News: Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008. The Community Common. 6. 2007-07-29.
  6. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 289.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24