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Madison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°5′0″N 81°57′8″W / 40.08333°N 81.95222°W / 40.08333; -81.95222
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Madison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Madison Township in Muskingum County
Location of Madison Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 40°5′0″N 81°57′8″W / 40.08333°N 81.95222°W / 40.08333; -81.95222
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMuskingum
Area
 • Total28.8 sq mi (74.5 km2)
 • Land28.1 sq mi (72.9 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total487
 • Density17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46536[2]
GNIS feature ID1086725[1]

Madison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 487 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part 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.[4]

In 1833, Madison Township had one saw mill, one flouring mill, one salt factory, one physician, one attorney, and several ancient mounds.[5]

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,[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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 287. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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