Country United States County Lake Area code(s) 440 Elevation 190 m Population 18,428 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 39-46494 Zip code 44057 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 38% Humidity Area 477.6 km² (113.2 km² Land / 364.4 km² Water) | ||
Madison Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,428 people in the township, 15,494 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. It is the largest township in Ohio by area.
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Map of Madison Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the easternmost part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in Madison Township:
Name and history
It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.
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. Currently, the board is composed of Chairman Max Andersen, Jr., and members Peter V. Wayman and Kenneth R. Gauntner, and Terry Gerred-Ditchcreek is the Fiscal Officer
Education
Students enrolled in kindergarten through the fifth grade attend Madison Elementary North or Madison Elementary South and students in grades sixth through eight attend Madison Middle School. Local high school students attend Madison High School. Madison Township is also home to one of Lakeland Community College's three off-site centers.