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Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°52′13″N 83°56′4″W / 39.87028°N 83.93444°W / 39.87028; -83.93444
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Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio
A farm in the township
A farm in the township
Location of Mad River Township in Clark County
Location of Mad River Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 39°52′13″N 83°56′4″W / 39.87028°N 83.93444°W / 39.87028; -83.93444
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyClark
Area
 • Total33.9 sq mi (87.9 km2)
 • Land33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation902 ft (275 m)
Population
 • Total10,984
 • Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-46788[3]
GNIS feature ID1085855[1]

Mad River Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 10,984 people living in the township.

Geography

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

Several towns are located in Mad River Township:

Name and history

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Mad River Township is named from the Mad River, which forms its western boundary.[4]

Statewide, the only other Mad River Township is located in Champaign County.

Government

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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.

Education

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The majority of the township is in the Greenon Local School District. The township extends into Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District and Fairborn City School District.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Mad River township, Clark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 271.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Text list
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