Mad River Township is one of the ten
townships of
Clark County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census reported 10,984 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Springfield Township - northeast
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Green Township - east
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Miami Township, Greene County - southeast
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Bath Township, Greene County - southwest
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Bethel Township - northwest
Several towns are located in Mad River Township:
*The village of
Enon, in the center of the township
*Part of the city of
Springfield, the
county seat
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of Clark County, in the northeastern corner of the township
*The
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
of
Green Meadows, in the center of the township
*The
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
of
Holiday Valley, in the south of the township
Name and history
Mad River Township is named from the
Mad River, which forms its western boundary.
Statewide, the only other Mad River Township is located in
Champaign 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
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.[ ]
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References
External links
County website
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Townships in Clark County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio