Madison Township, Williams County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Madison Township, Williams 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:Williams
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:78.4
Area Land Km2:78.2
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:30.3
Area Land Sq Mi:30.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:895
Population Density Km2:11.4
Population Density Sq Mi:29.6
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:267
Elevation Ft:876
Coordinates:41.6675°N -84.5375°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-46634[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087171

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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madison township, Williams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 12 September 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. News: Maynard. Kevin. Williams County was created 200 years ago. June 9, 2020. The Bryan Times. Bryan, Ohio. March 29, 2021 .
  5. Book: Bowersox, Charles A.. 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. 1920. Lewis Publishing Company. 386.
  6. News: Pioneers favor presidents' names . The Bryan Times . September 29, 1982 . 30 April 2015 . 17.
  7. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  8. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24