User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio
| Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Former Mill Office and Post Office in Woodsdale | |
 Location of Madison Township in Butler County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Butler |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 36.1 平方英里（93.6 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 35.8 平方英里（92.6 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.4 平方英里（1.0 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 725 英尺（221 公尺） |
| 人口（2010） | |
| • 總計 | 8,448人 |
| • 密度 | 236人/平方英里（91.2人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-46340[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1085813[1] |
| 網站 | madisontownshiponline |
Madison Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. Located in northeastern Butler County just west of Middletown, it had a population of 8,448 people as of the 2010 census,[3] down from 8,611 in 2000. While it surrounds the city of Trenton, the city is no longer part of the township. It is named for James Madison, president of the United States at the time of its creation in 1810, and is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide.[4]
地理[编辑]
The township is in what is commonly known as the Congress Lands, that part of Ohio surveyed under the regular U.S. government survey. It originally consisted of 32 whole and 19 fractional sections.
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- German Township, Montgomery County - 北
- Franklin Township - 东
- Lemon Township - 东南
- Liberty Township - 南
- Fairfield Township - 南west, south of St. Clair Township
- St. Clair Township - 南west, north of Fairfield Township
- Wayne Township - 西
- Gratis Township, Preble County - 北west
It is the only county township to border Montgomery County.
Within Madison Township are located several unincorporated communities:
- Poasttown, in the northeastern part of the township
- West Middletown, in the eastern part of the township
- Woodsdale, on the border with St. Clair Township in the township's far south
History[编辑]
The township, the ninth in order of creation, was erected from Lemon Township by the Butler County Commissioners on May 7, 1810, following a petition by residents of the district. Its boundaries were:
- Beginning on the west bank of the Miami at the southwest corner of township No. 1 of the fourth range; thence north with the western boundary line of the said fourth range to the boundary line of the said county of Butler; thence east with the said northern boundary line to the Miami; thence south and southwardly with the meanders of the Miami to the place of the meanders of the Miami to the place of beginning.
The first election for township officers was on May 19, 1810.
Historic population figures[编辑]
- 1900—2,166
- 1910—2,395
- 1920—2,502
- 1930—2,836
- 1940—3,697
- 1950—3,511
- 1960—6,222
- 1970—7,834
- 1980—8,588
- 1990—8,547
- 2000—8,611
- 2010—8,448
Government[编辑]
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,[5] 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.
Public services[编辑]
The major roads are State Routes 4 (a main road from Cincinnati to Dayton via Middletown), 122 (which links Lebanon to Middletown), and 744.
The township is in the Madison Local School District and the Edgewood Local School District.
参考资料[编辑]
- ^ 1.0 1.1 US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25 [2008-01-31].
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. [2008-01-31].
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Madison township, Butler County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. [February 21, 2014].
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
- Jim Blount. The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
- Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
- A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [1]
- Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.