- Monroe Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Monroe Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Muskingum County.
Coordinates: 40°6′54″N 81°46′5″W / 40.115°N 81.76806°WCoordinates: 40°6′54″N 81°46′5″W / 40.115°N 81.76806°W Country United States State Ohio County Muskingum Area – Total 24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2) – Land 24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2) – Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) Elevation[1] 801 ft (244 m) Population (2000) – Total 439 – Density 17.8/sq mi (6.9/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-51506[2] GNIS feature ID 1086727[1] Monroe Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 439 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Linton Township, Coshocton County - north
- Knox Township, Guernsey County - east
- Adams Township, Guernsey County - southeast corner
- Highland Township - south
- Salem Township - southwest corner
- Adams Township - west
- Franklin Township, Coshocton County - northwest corner
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.
- ^ Muskingum 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 Muskingum County, Ohio City 
Villages Adamsville | Dresden | Frazeysburg | Fultonham | Gratiot‡ | New Concord | Norwich | Philo | Roseville‡ | South Zanesville
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Muskingum County, Ohio
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