Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Church in West Point
Church in West Point
Location of Madison Township in Columbiana County
Location of Madison Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°41′9″W / 40.68833°N 80.68583°W / 40.68833; -80.68583
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total
35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,165 ft (355 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,922
 • Density82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46368[3]
GNIS feature ID1085898[1]

Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,922.

Geography

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

One unincorporated community is located in Madison Township:

  • The unincorporated community of West Point, in the north

Name and history

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19803,387—
19903,385−0.1%
20003,4060.6%
20103,196−6.2%
20202,922−8.6%

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4] The township was organized in 1809.[5]

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,[6] 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.

Township Trustees

  • Wayne Chamberlain, Chairman[7]
  • Roger W, Walker, Vice Chairman[7]
  • Bruce R. Barrett[7]

Fiscal Officer

  • Tiffany Chetock[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Madison township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 General Election was invoked but never defined (see the help page).