Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 3,406 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Elkrun Township
  Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,781 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Middleton Township
  Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,741 people in the township, 3,475 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• St. Clair Township
  St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  St. Clair Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,961 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and borough:...
  
   - east
• Liverpool Township
  Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Liverpool Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,374 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Yellow Creek Township
  Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Yellow Creek Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,185 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,380 people in the township, 983 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 785 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Center Township - north...
  
   - west
• Center Township
  Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,473 people in the township, 3,685 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Madison Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of West Point

West Point, Ohio

West Point is an unincorporated community in northern Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44492. It lies along U.S...

 lies in the township's north.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide

Madison Township, Ohio

Madison Township, Ohio may refer to:*Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio*Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio*Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio*Madison Township, Fairfield County, Ohio*Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio...

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The township was organized in 1809.

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.