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]

Stokes Township, Madison County, Ohio
Township
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
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]	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]

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

External links

• County website