Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,196.[3]

Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Church in West Point
Location of Madison Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°41′9″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,165 ft (355 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,196
 • Density90/sq mi (34.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46368[2]
GNIS feature ID1085898[1]

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.%±
19803,387—
19903,385−0.1%
20003,4060.6%
20103,196−6.2%
2018 (est.)3,038[4]−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[6] The township was organized in 1809.[7]

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,[8] 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[9]
  • Gary L. Williams, Vice Chairman[9]
  • Roger W. Walker[9]

Fiscal Officer
  • Tiffany Chetock[9]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Madison township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  9. "Columbiana County Elected Officials as of Jan. 1, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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