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Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameStokes Township, Madison County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineStokes Township, 41 near Harrold.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionFields on State Route 41 north of South Solon
image_mapMap of Madison County Ohio Highlighting Stokes Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Stokes Township in Madison County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Madison
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km290.1
area_land_km290.1
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi34.8
area_land_sq_mi34.8
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total648
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
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coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
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Stokes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 648 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Paint Township - northeast
  • Range Township - east
  • Paint Township, Fayette County - southeast
  • Jefferson Township, Fayette County - south
  • Ross Township, Greene County - west
  • Madison Township, Clark County - northwest

The village of South Solon is located in western Stokes Township.

The most westerly township in the county, it is the only township to border Greene County.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Stokes Township is located in Logan County.

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. "Stokes 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. [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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