Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Stokes Township is one of the fourteen 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 Madison County
Madison County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 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 746 people in the township, 341 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Paint Township
    Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Paint Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 565 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Range Township
    Range Township, Madison County, Ohio
    Range Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 983 people in the township, 709 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Paint Township, Fayette County
    Paint Township, Fayette County, Ohio
    Paint Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,905 people in the township, 1,031 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Jefferson Township, Fayette County
    Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,766 people in the township, 1,465 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Ross Township, Greene County
    Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio
    Ross Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 744 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Madison Township, Clark County
    Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio
    Madison Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,796 people in the township, 946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest


The village of South Solon
South Solon, Ohio
South Solon is a village in Madison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Solon is located at ....

 is located in western Stokes Township.

The most westerly township in the county, it is the only township to border Greene County
Greene County, Ohio
Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...

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Name and history

Statewide, the only other Stokes Township is located in Logan County
Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio
Stokes Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,367 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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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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