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Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Madison

FIPS code
  
39-59528

Elevation
  
334 m

Local time
  
Monday 3:35 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086548

Area
  
95 km²

Population
  
565 (2000)

Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio

Weather
  
8°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 93% Humidity

Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 565 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Paint Township, OH 43140, USA

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Union Township - northeast
  • Oak Run Township - east
  • Range Township - southeast
  • Stokes Township - southwest
  • Madison Township, Clark County - west
  • Harmony Township, Clark County - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Paint Township.

    Name and history

    It is one of six Paint 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.

    References

    Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio Wikipedia