Range Township, Madison County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°44′28″N 83°25′39″W / 39.74111°N 83.42750°W / 39.74111; -83.42750
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Range Township, Madison County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-65480[3]
GNIS feature ID1086551[1]

Range Township is one of the fourteen

2020 census
found 981 people in the township

Geography

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

The village of Midway is located in southwestern Range Township.

Name and history

As of 1854, the population of the township was 988.[4] It is the only Range Township statewide.[5]

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,[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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Range township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Thomas Baldwin & J. Thomas, A new and complete gazetteer of the United States, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1854, Pg. 974
  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.

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