Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,035 people in the township.
Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Township hall at Summerford | |
 Location of Somerford Township in Madison County | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′59″N 83°29′34″W / 39.96639°N 83.49278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.8 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
| • Land | 29.4 sq mi (76.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,053 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-72960[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086552[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pike Township - north
- Monroe Township - northeast
- Deer Creek Township - east
- Union Township - south
- Harmony Township, Clark County - southwest
- Pleasant Township, Clark County - west
- Goshen Township, Champaign County - northwest
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
editIt is the only Somerford Township statewide.[4]
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,[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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Somerford township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 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.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.