Country United States Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086107 Population 23,509 (2010) | FIPS code 39-46410 Elevation 228 m Local time Friday 12:17 PM | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 89% Humidity Colleges and Universities Points of interest Three Creeks Metro Park, Pickerington Ponds Metro Park, Hidden Lakes Winery, Groveport Aquatic Center, Motts Military Museum | ||
Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 23,509 people in the township, 10,795 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Madison Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
Several municipalities are located in Madison Township:
The census-designated place of Blacklick Estates lies in northern Madison Township.
The following streams run through Madison Township:
Name and history
It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.
The township was organized in 1810, when its population had reached 500.
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.