Country United States County Williams FIPS code 39-46634 Elevation 267 m Population 2,539 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087171 Local time Friday 12:22 PM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 97% Humidity Area 78.48 km² (78.22 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,539 people in the township, 1,079 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Madison Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county along the Michigan line, it borders the following townships:
The village of Pioneer is located in northwestern Madison Township, and the unincorporated community of Kunkle is located in the township's southwest.
Name and history
Madison Township was organized in 1843, and named for James Madison, 4th President of the United States. 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.