Country United States County Champaign FIPS code 39-46760 Elevation 343 m Local time Friday 6:58 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085844 Population 2,821 (2010) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 63% Humidity Area 110.6 km² (110.3 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,821.
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Map of Mad River Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Mad River Township, although the unincorporated communities of Thackery and Westville lie in the township's southwest and northeast respectively.
Name and history
Mad River Township was organized in 1805.
Named for the river that flows through it, it is one of three Mad River townships statewide. The other townships of this name are located in Clark and Montgomery counties.
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.