Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio

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official_name = Madison Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Madison Township water tower near U.S. Route 30.


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map_caption = Location of Madison Township (red) in Richland County, next to the city of Mansfield (yellow).


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Richland

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area_total_km2 = 40.6
area_land_km2 = 40.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 15.7
area_land_sq_mi = 15.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 14680
population_density_km2 = 361.1
population_density_sq_mi = 935.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 369
elevation_ft = 1211
latd = 40 |latm = 46 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 29 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

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Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 14,680 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39139 Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Madison Township is centered at 40°47'22" North, 82°28'36" West (40.789444, -82.476666)GR|1.

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Franklin Township - north
*Weller Township - northeast
*Mifflin Township - east
*Monroe Township - southeast corner
*Washington Township - south
*Troy Township - southwest corner
*Springfield Township - west
*Jackson Township - northwest corner

Most of Madison Township is occupied by the city of Mansfield, the county seat of Richland County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.7 square miles (25.3 km²).All of the township is land and none of it is covered with water.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Education

Madison Local Schools enroll 3,493 students as of 2006-2007. [cite web |last=Great Schools.com |url=http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/oh/district_profile/546 |title=District Profile |accessdate=2008-04-05 ] The district operates 6 public schools including four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Also located in the school district is the Madison Adult Career Center (formerly Madison Adult Education). The adult education facility is located at Madison Comprehensive High School.

References

External links

* [http://www.madisontwp.us Township website]
* [http://www.richlandcountyoh.us County website]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Madison-Richland-OH.html More extensive township information]