THE MADISON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Madison township has 15.1 square miles of land in Richland County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Madison and Richland County
Madison is associated with Richland County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Madison by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Madison, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Richland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Madison township has 28.4 times the land area of nearby Lincoln Heights CDP (0.53 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

