Switzerland Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Switzerland Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Monroe County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Monroe

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area_total_km2 = 70.8
area_land_km2 = 70.4
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 27.3
area_land_sq_mi = 27.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 509
population_density_km2 = 7.2
population_density_sq_mi = 18.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 387
elevation_ft = 1270
latd = 39 |latm = 49 |lats = 38 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 53 |longs = 26 |longEW = W

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Switzerland Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 509 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39111 Monroe County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] , Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
*York Township, Belmont County - north
*Salem Township - south
*Adams Township - southwest
*Sunsbury Township - west
*Washington Township, Belmont County - northwest
Marshall County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.

No municipalities are located in Switzerland Township.

Name and history

It is the only Switzerland 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.monroecountyohio.net County website]