Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Township
Old schoolhouse in Prattsville
Old schoolhouse in Prattsville
Location in Vinton County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Vinton County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°16′3″N 82°23′28″W / 39.26750°N 82.39111°W / 39.26750; -82.39111
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyVinton
Area
 • Total
24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2)
 • Land24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
532
 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46620[3]
GNIS feature ID1087106[1]

Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 532 people in the township, 230 of whom lived in the village of Zaleski.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

It is one of only two county townships without a border on another county.

Zaleski, the second-smallest village in Vinton County, is located in northwestern Madison Township.

Prattsville is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. It is located about 5 miles east of the county seat McArthur at the intersection of US 50 and State Route 278.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Madison township, Vinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 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. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.