Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio
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Mad River Township is one of the ten townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Clark County
Clark County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 362 people per square mile . There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 153 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 11,828 people in the township, 9,190 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Springfield Township
    Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio
    Springfield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,424 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Moorefield Township - north...

     - northeast
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Clark County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,736 people in the township, 2,687 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Miami Township, Greene County
    Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio
    Miami Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,106 people in the township, 1,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Bath Township, Greene County
    Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio
    Bath Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 40,231 people in the township, 8,877 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest
  • Bethel Township
    Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio
    Bethel Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,962 people in the township, 12,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest


Several towns are located in Mad River Township:
  • The village of Enon
    Enon, Ohio
    Enon is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,638 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.Enon is the headquarters of the Speedway SuperAmerica gas station chain....

    , in the center of the township
  • Part of the city of Springfield
    Springfield, Ohio
    Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...

    , the county seat
    County seat
    A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

     of Clark County, in the northeastern corner of the township
  • The census-designated place
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

     of Green Meadows
    Green Meadows, Ohio
    Green Meadows is a census-designated place in Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States, southwest of Enon. The population was 2,318 at the 2000 census...

    , in the center of the township
  • The census-designated place
    Census-designated place
    A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

     of Holiday Valley
    Holiday Valley, Ohio
    Holiday Valley is a census-designated place in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    , in the south of the township

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Mad River Township is located in Champaign County
Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

.

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.
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