Country United States County Vinton FIPS code 39-46620 Elevation 244 m Local time Friday 12:21 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087106 Area 63.5 km² Population 682 (2000) | |
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Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 682 people in the township, 307 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Madison Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
It is one of only two county townships without a border on another county.
Zaleski, the second-smallest village in Vinton County, is located in northwestern 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.