Country United States FIPS code 39-72960 Elevation 334 m Population 6,975 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086552 Local time Sunday 9:41 AM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 97% Humidity Area 77.18 km² (76.15 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,975 people in the township.
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Map of Somerford Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Somerford Township, although the census-designated place of Choctaw Lake and the unincorporated community of Summerford lie in the township's south.
Name and history
It is the only Somerford Township 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.