Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 869.
Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
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 Madison Township contains wide farmlands interspersed with small woods. | |
 Location of Madison Township in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′47″N 83°38′57″W / 40.87972°N 83.64917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.94 sq mi (59.42 km2) |
| • Land | 22.92 sq mi (59.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 869 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-46438[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086248[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - northeast
- Delaware Township - east
- Blanchard Township, Hardin County - southeast
- Washington Township, Hardin County - southwest
- Van Buren Township - west
- Eagle Township - northwest
The village of Arlington is located in northern Madison Township, and the unincorporated community of Williamstown lies in the southern part of the township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4]
Madison Township was organized in 1840. It was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Madison township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. pp. 439.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.