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Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
Township in Ohio, US
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio |
| settlement_type | Township |
| image_skyline | Rosedale, Ohio in Fall.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | Community scene in Rosedale |
| image_map | Map of Madison County Ohio Highlighting Pike Township.png |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of Pike Township in Madison County |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Ohio |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Madison |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 67.2 |
| area_land_km2 | 67.2 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.0 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 26.0 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 26.0 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.0 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 545 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 307 |
| elevation_ft | 1007 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 39-62666 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1086549 |
Pike Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 545 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Union Township, Union County - north
- Darby Township, Union County - northeast
- Darby Township - east
- Monroe Township - south
- Somerford Township - southwest
- Goshen Township, Champaign County - west
No municipalities are located in Pike Township, although the unincorporated community of Rosedale lies in the township's center.
Name and history
It is one of eight Pike 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
- "Pike township, Madison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
- (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
- "American FactFinder". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- [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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