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39°46′34″N 82°53′45″W / 39.77611°N 82.89583°W / 39.77611; -82.89583
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Madison Township,
Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
The Fridley-Oman Farmhouse, part of Slate Run Metro Park
The Fridley-Oman Farmhouse, part of Slate Run Metro Park
Location of Madison Township in Pickaway County
Location of Madison Township in Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39°46′34″N 82°53′45″W / 39.77611°N 82.89583°W / 39.77611; -82.89583
CountryUnited States
State Ohio
County Pickaway
Area
 • Total24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2)
 • Land24.4 sq mi (63.3 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 ( 2020) [2]
 • Total1,712
 • Density70.2/sq mi (27.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46564 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086797 [1]

Madison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,712 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Madison Township.

Slate Run, a tributary to the Scioto River, runs through Madison Township. The township is home to the 1,705-acre Slate Run Metro Park. [4]

Name and history

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. [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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Madison township, Pickaway County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Website Central Ohio Park System.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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