Monroe Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Monroe Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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![]() Location of Monroe Township in Holmes County | |
Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 82°1′8″W / 40.56444°N 82.01889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Holmes |
Area | |
• Total | 24.09 sq mi (62.39 km2) |
• Land | 24.06 sq mi (62.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,573 |
• Density | 65/sq mi (25.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-51422[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086333[1] |
Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,573,[3] up from 1,401 in 2000.
Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Ripley Township - north
- Prairie Township - northeast
- Hardy Township - east
- Killbuck Township - southeast
- Richland Township - southwest
- Knox Township - west
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. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Monroe township, Holmes County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.