Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio
Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 40°3′32″N 82°19′39″W / 40.05889°N 82.32750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Licking |
Area | |
• Total | 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km2) |
• Land | 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,211 |
• Density | 146/sq mi (56.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-46508[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086470[2] |
Website | www |
Madison Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,211,[3] of whom 3,165 lived in the unincorporated part of the township.[5][6]
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
- Mary Ann Township - north
- Perry Township - northeast
- Hanover Township - east
- Hopewell Township - southeast corner
- Franklin Township - south
- Heath - southwest
- Newark - west
- Newark Township - west
- Newton Township - northwest corner
Name and history
It is one of 20 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.
References
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Madison township, Licking County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Marne CDP, Madison township, Licking County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Remainder of Madison township, Madison township, Licking County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.