Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 3,721 people lived in the township, 1,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Township
Fields east of Rollersville
Location of Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°23′3″N 83°20′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySandusky
Area
 • Total27.3 sq mi (70.6 km2)
 • Land27.2 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,721
 • Density136.7/sq mi (52.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46592[2]
GNIS feature ID1086913[1]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the village of Gibsonburg is located in eastern Madison Township, with the unincorporated community of Rollersville straddling the southern border with Scott Township.

Name and history

Madison Township was named for President James Madison.[4]

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. "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. Sandusky County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
  4. Meek, Basil (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Whipporwill Publications. pp. 323.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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