- Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio
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Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio — Township — Coordinates: 41°33′31″N 83°44′24″W / 41.55861°N 83.74°WCoordinates: 41°33′31″N 83°44′24″W / 41.55861°N 83.74°W Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Area – Total 22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2) – Land 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) Elevation[1] 614 ft (187 m) Population (2000) – Total 6,767 – Density 307.8/sq mi (118.8/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 43542 Area code(s) 419 FIPS code 39-51156[2] GNIS feature ID 1086528[1] Monclova Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,767 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Springfield Township - north
- Maumee - east
- Perrysburg Township, Wood County - southeast
- Waterville Township - south
- Swanton Township - west
- Spencer Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Monclova Township, although the unincorporated community of Monclova lies in the township's center.
Name
It is the only Monclova Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Lucas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Lucas County, Ohio Cities Villages Berkey | Harbor View | Holland | Ottawa Hills | Swanton‡ | Waterville | Whitehouse
Townships Harding | Jerusalem | Monclova | Providence | Richfield | Spencer | Springfield | Swanton | Sylvania | Washington | Waterville
Unincorporated
communitiesCurtice | Hopewell Heights | Monclova | Neapolis | Providence | Ryan
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Lucas County, Ohio
- Toledo metropolitan area
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