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Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_namePaint Township, Madison County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineSouthwestern angle on Newport UMC.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionMethodist church in Newport
image_mapMap of Madison County Ohio Highlighting Paint Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Paint Township in Madison County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Madison
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km295.0
area_land_km295.0
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi36.7
area_land_sq_mi36.7
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total554
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m334
elevation_ft1096
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-59528
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1086548

Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 554 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Union Township - northeast
  • Oak Run Township - east
  • Range Township - southeast
  • Stokes Township - southwest
  • Madison Township, Clark County - west
  • Harmony Township, Clark County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Paint Township.

Name and history

Paint Township takes its name from Paint Creek. It is one of six Paint Townships statewide.

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, 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

References

  1. "Paint township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. "Curious Cbus: Why Does Ohio Have So Many Townships Named Paint?". WOSU.
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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