Somerford Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,975 people in the township. 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. 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. References External links County website Townships in Madison County, Ohio Townships in Ohio