Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio
Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio | |
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 Fields on State Route 41 north of South Solon | |
 Location of Stokes Township in Madison County | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′59″N 83°35′40″W / 39.74972°N 83.59444°WCoordinates: 39°44′59″N 83°35′40″W / 39.74972°N 83.59444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 746 |
| • Density | 21.5/sq mi (8.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-74784[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086553[1] |
Stokes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 746 people in the township, 341 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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,[4] 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[]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Madison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links[]
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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- Townships in Madison County, Ohio
- Townships in Ohio