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词条 Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio
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  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|population_total = 6975
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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}}Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,975 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Pike Township - north
  • Monroe Township - northeast
  • Deer Creek Township - east
  • Union Township - south
  • Harmony Township, Clark County - southwest
  • Pleasant Township, Clark County - west
  • Goshen Township, Champaign County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Somerford Township, although the census-designated place of Choctaw Lake and the unincorporated community of Summerford lie in the township's south.

Name and history

It is the only Somerford Township statewide.[4]

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,[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.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^Madison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
5. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Madison County, Ohio}}

1 : Townships in Madison County, Ohio

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