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Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Monroe Township, Ohio
Township
Municipalities and townships of Adams County
Municipalities and townships of Adams County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAdams
Area
 • Total28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2)
 • Land27.2 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation
Template:GR
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total686
 • Density25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-51268Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1085682Template:GR

Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 686.[1]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

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.[2]

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,[3] 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

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Adams County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  3. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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