- Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio
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Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Madison County
Coordinates: 40°0′47″N 83°24′55″W / 40.01306°N 83.41528°WCoordinates: 40°0′47″N 83°24′55″W / 40.01306°N 83.41528°W Country United States State Ohio County Madison Area – Total 23.0 sq mi (59.4 km2) – Land 23.0 sq mi (59.4 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 994 ft (303 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,769 – Density 77.1/sq mi (29.8/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-51478[2] GNIS feature ID 1086546[1] Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,769 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pike Township - north
- Darby Township - northeast
- Canaan Township - east
- Jefferson Township - southeast
- Deer Creek Township - south
- Somerford Township - west
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township, although the unincorporated community of Plumwood lies in the township's center.
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.
- ^ Madison 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.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Ohio City 
Villages Townships CDP Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Madison County, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area
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