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Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameSomerford Township, Madison County, Ohio
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image_skylineSomerford Township Hall.jpg
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image_captionTownship hall at Summerford
image_mapMap of Madison County Ohio Highlighting Somerford Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Somerford Township in Madison County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Madison
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area_total_km277.3
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area_water_km21.2
area_total_sq_mi29.8
area_land_sq_mi29.4
area_water_sq_mi0.4
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total3053
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miatuo
timezoneEastern (EST)
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Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,035 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Pike Township - north
  • Monroe Township - northeast
  • Deer Creek Township - east
  • Union Township - south
  • Harmony Township, Clark County - southwest
  • Pleasant Township, Clark County - west
  • Goshen Township, Champaign County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Somerford Township, although the census-designated place of Choctaw Lake and the unincorporated community of Summerford lie in the township's south.

Name and history

It is the only Somerford Township 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. "Somerford 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. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. [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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