- Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio
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Monroe Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Adams County.
Coordinates: 38°43′46″N 83°29′42″W / 38.72944°N 83.495°WCoordinates: 38°43′46″N 83°29′42″W / 38.72944°N 83.495°W Country United States State Ohio County Adams Area – Total 28.2 sq mi (73.0 km2) – Land 27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2) – Water 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) Elevation[1] 942 ft (287 m) Population (2000) – Total 735 – Density 26.8/sq mi (10.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-51268[2] GNIS feature ID 1085682[1] Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 735 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Tiffin Township - north
- Brush Creek Township - northeast
- Green Township - east
- Manchester Township - southwest
- Sprigg Township - west
- Liberty Township - northwest
Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships 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.
- ^ Adams 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 Adams County, Ohio Villages Cherry Fork | Manchester | Peebles | Rome | Seaman | West Union | Winchester
Townships Bratton | Brush Creek | Franklin | Green | Jefferson | Liberty | Manchester | Meigs | Monroe | Oliver | Scott | Sprigg | Tiffin | Wayne | Winchester
Unincorporated
communitiesBentonville | Blue Creek | Lynx | Unity
Categories:- Townships in Adams County, Ohio
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