Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Township
Fields east of Rollersville
Fields east of Rollersville
Location of Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
Location of Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°23′3″N 83°20′15″W / 41.38417°N 83.33750°W / 41.38417; -83.33750
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySandusky
Area
 • Total
27.3 sq mi (70.6 km2)
 • Land27.2 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,587
 • Density131.9/sq mi (50.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46592[3]
GNIS feature ID1086913[1]

Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 3,587 people lived in the township.

Geography

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

Most of the village of Gibsonburg is located in eastern Madison Township, with the unincorporated community of Rollersville straddling the southern border with Scott Township.

Name and history

Madison Township was named for President James Madison.[4]

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[5]

Government

Madison Township hall in Gibsonburg

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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Madison township, Sandusky County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Meek, Basil (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Whipporwill Publications. pp. 323.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.