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Township in Ohio, United States
Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio
Township
The William McCafferty Farmhouse on State Route 207The William McCafferty Farmhouse on State Route 207
Location of Madison Township in Fayette CountyLocation of Madison Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°39′32″N 83°18′3″W / 39.65889°N 83.30083°W / 39.65889; -83.30083
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFayette
Area
 • Total35.7 sq mi (92.5 km)
 • Land35.4 sq mi (91.7 km)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km)
Elevation909 ft (277 m)
Population
 • Total1,102
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46396
GNIS feature ID1086090

Madison Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,102.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Madison Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.

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, 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

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Madison township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Washington Court House
City
Map of Ohio highlighting Fayette County
Villages
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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