Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Champaign County in Ohio


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map_caption1 = Municipalities and townships of Champaign County

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

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area_total_km2 = 110.9
area_land_km2 = 110.6
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 42.8
area_land_sq_mi = 42.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2650
population_density_km2 = 24.0
population_density_sq_mi = 62.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 343
elevation_ft = 1125
latd = 40 |latm = 4 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 51 |longs = 38 |longEW = W

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Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39021 Champaign County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Concord Township - north
*Salem Township - northeast corner
*Urbana Township - east
*Moorefield Township, Clark County - southeast corner
*German Township, Clark County - south
*Pike Township, Clark County - southwest corner
*Jackson Township - west
*Johnson Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Mad River Township, although the unincorporated communities of Thackery and Westville lie in the township's southwest and northeast respectively.

Name and history

Named for the river that flows through it, it is one of three Mad River townships statewide. The other townships of this name are located in Clark and Montgomery Counties.

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.champaign.oh.us County website]
* [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/pdf/cotwpmap.pdf County & Township Map of Ohio] (PDF object)